: a runway without normal air base or airport facilities
Examples of airstrip in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe simulation environment, made in Unity, was a model of the base’s airstrip outside.—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 Analysts say that dismissive approach, coupled with China’s buildup of artificial islands in the South China Sea replete with military installations and airstrips, has changed the calculus of the Philippines and motivated it to embrace the United States.—Olivia Wang, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024 Later in the summer, casual, comfortable Gusto! is set to open in an indoor-outdoor space that overlooks meadows and the resort’s airstrip.—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024 While the base’s airstrip appeared unchanged, a helicopter could be seen on it, and access roads were improved.—Vasco Cotovio, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024 The all-inclusive stay even features airplane charters to the property’s own private airstrip to make travel to the remote location a breeze.—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024 The developers began work on the airstrip around September 2017, after the government evacuated the entire island of Barbuda following Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm that was the strongest hurricane ever observed in the open Atlantic.—Dánica Coto, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024 Hacienda Nápoles also had an airstrip, swimming pools and a 1,000-seat bull ring.—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023 To dodge federal interdiction teams, some pilots filed flight plans for one airstrip, then diverted to another.—Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
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