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Recent Examples of airstrip
The transfer from the airstrip to the lodge by was by van and took 45 minutes.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
The fire is just north of the private Meadowlark Field airstrip and immediately south of Bodegas Aguirre Winery.
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Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
Tristan da Cunha has 221 inhabitants and no airstrip.
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Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
The judges zoomed in on the level of federal involvement needed to trigger a federal law that would subject the complex of tents and trailers, built on an airstrip in the Big Cypress National Preserve, to an environmental review.
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Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
The fire is just north of the private Meadowlark Field airstrip and immediately south of Bodegas Aguirre Winery.
—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
Tristan da Cunha has 221 inhabitants and no airstrip.
—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
The judges zoomed in on the level of federal involvement needed to trigger a federal law that would subject the complex of tents and trailers, built on an airstrip in the Big Cypress National Preserve, to an environmental review.
—
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airstrip
Noun
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Early jockeying could begin shortly after the midterms, but candidates with stronger name ID may have a longer runway.
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An American Airlines flight headed to Bermuda aborted its takeoff in Miami Saturday evening after a business jet entered the same runway, getting as close as a third of a mile apart at one point.
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Paramedics work to transport Dawa Sherpa, who was missing for several days in the Everest region, from the helipad at HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu on June 4, 2026.
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Kent’s upcoming October tour includes a private helicopter excursion from Jakarta to the remote Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia’s Way Kambas National Park, where A&K staff will build a helipad just for the occasion.
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The two-acre facility, owned by the city and operated by Downtown Skyport, is the busiest commercial heliport in the world, hosting up to 200 flights a day.
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An example of an inherently objectionable use might be a heliport in a heavily residential municipality.
Noun
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Those who don’t want to drive to Roy’s can actually fly into the desert landing strip behind the cafe (which was apparently one of California’s first airfields of any kind).
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The young pilot eventually saw a rural landing strip and a path along the canal in the Hungryland Preserve, Budensiek said.
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This dimension of the work was heightened by its site, a former helicopter landing field on an old NATO base, given over to the Autostrada Biennale in 2014 as part of a process of demilitarization in the aftermath of the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s and Kosovo’s declaration of independence in 2008.
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The teens were evaluated by medical personnel at a landing field before they were released, rescuers said.
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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airstrip. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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