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Recent Examples of landing strip
At night the light display glows like an airplane landing strip.
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Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
The base would be coupled with Berbera International Airport, which at 2.6 miles has one of the longest landing strips in Africa.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Ken said that when the plane finally stopped on that tiny landing strip, its nose was 2 feet from the water.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Photos posted to the department's Facebook page show the small aircraft sitting among the trees alongside the landing strip.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
The base would be coupled with Berbera International Airport, which at 2.6 miles has one of the longest landing strips in Africa.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Ken said that when the plane finally stopped on that tiny landing strip, its nose was 2 feet from the water.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Photos posted to the department's Facebook page show the small aircraft sitting among the trees alongside the landing strip.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landing strip
Noun
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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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But thanks to Andrew Cuomo’s time as governor, the once awful Third World landing field in Queens now matches Fiorello the man in superlatives.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Iran retaliated with missile attacks on the American air base at Al-Udeid in Qatar, calling it a direct response to U.S. aggression.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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In 1940, the Army established an air base in Orlando, taking over the city’s first municipal airport and sending pilots over the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico seeking German U-Boats.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 July 2025
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“Landing strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landing%20strip. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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