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Recent Examples of airstrip
The group of volcanic islands has no airstrip and is usually accessible only by boat on a six-day voyage from Cape Town, South Africa.
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Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 10 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
The state awarded Gothams a $36 million contract to help outfit and maintain the facility, which was thrown up in just over a week on an old airstrip.
—Neena Satija, Houston Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
Smaller unmanned aircraft don’t need a military airstrip to launch.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
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Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 10 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
The state awarded Gothams a $36 million contract to help outfit and maintain the facility, which was thrown up in just over a week on an old airstrip.
—Neena Satija, Houston Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
Smaller unmanned aircraft don’t need a military airstrip to launch.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airstrip
Noun
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But Bucks ownership appears poised to move this month, so that presents plenty of time for a Heat alternate offseason runway, need be.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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This sort of thing is usually relegated to the runway, where flights of fantasy are expected and are given more grace by those who calculate the success of a collection by how many runs of a design can be sold through and how quickly.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The lawn was also originally planned with enough space for a helipad — a reminder of how seriously the site was once considered as an executive residence.—
David Caraccio
May 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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It’s been four years since a company proposed a helicopter taxi service at the Tinley Park helipad, and while that project never took off, the village has found another way to ramp up helipad use.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The grounds also include tennis and bocce ball courts, gardens, greenhouses, a creek and a heliport.—
Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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That's faster than the five-seater Joby Aviation flew between JFK Airport and New York City's heliport network (200 mph or 322 km/h) as part of an air taxi demo last week.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 May 2026
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).—
Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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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.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The teens were evaluated by medical personnel at a landing field before they were released, rescuers said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airstrip. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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