airstrip

noun

Definition of airstripnext
as in runway

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Recent Examples of airstrip That agreement has been periodically reaffirmed over the ensuing 75 years, most recently in 2004, ensuring the U.S. can maintain early warning radar, utilize the two-mile-long airstrip on the island, and harness the port at Pituffick, the northernmost deep-water port in the world. — James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made By History , TIME, 23 Jan. 2025 Last week, the Trump administration delivered 177 Venezuelan men who had been designated for deportation from Guantánamo to the Venezuelan government on an airstrip in Honduras. — Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 In preparation for the arrival of more migrants, several hundred U.S. military service members have been deployed to Guantánamo and more than a hundred green Army tents have been erected in fields near an airstrip there. — Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 12 Feb. 2025 On an airstrip, the hangars stood empty, but some still contained crates of live Russian munitions. — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for airstrip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airstrip
  1. runway
  2. helipad
  3. heliport
  4. landing strip
  5. landing field
Noun
  • For its fall-winter 2025 runway, Saint Laurent debuted oversized ’80s-style earrings, while Chanel and Vaquera both showed gargantuan pearl necklaces.
    — Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The Federal Aviation Administration moved to permanently restrict helicopter traffic near the airport's runways, but senators said that Congress still has a role to play in responding to the incident.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of runway
Noun
  • The upper foredeck, in addition to offering uninterrupted 270-degree views, is home to a helipad, a Jacuzzi, and more lounging spots.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Previous attempts to add a floating helipad have been knocked back following complaints from local residents, though largely on noise complaints and these flying taxis are much quieter.
    — Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of helipad
Noun
  • This marked the second sighting of the actors that week, at the very same heliport.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The pair, who both wore casual, dark ensembles for the outing, had also been spotted at the heliport one day prior.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of heliport
Noun
  • 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
  • Concrete landing strips were unearthed and eventually turned into the sprawling Lincolnshire Corporate Center.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of landing strip
Noun
  • Across the street from the resort was the Chicagoland Airport, once a satellite landing field during World War II for Glenview Naval Air Station.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Van Zandt purchased 278 acres of cotton fields east of 24th Street and south of the Southern Pacific railroad tracks and transformed them into a landing field.
    — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
Definition of landing field

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