airstrip

[air-strip]

noun

1. a small landing field having only one runway.

2. a temporary or auxiliary aircraft runway.

airstrip

/ ˈɛəˌstrɪp /

noun

1. Also called: landing strip. a cleared area for the landing and taking off of aircraft; runway

Word History and Origins

Origin of airstrip¹

First recorded in 1940–45; air ¹ + strip ²

Example Sentences

But it's not just on airstrips that kites can be dangerous.

From BBC

Because Alligator Alcatraz is housed near an airstrip, he said the facility is intended to facilitate quick deportations.

From Salon

The facility went up on a former airstrip in eight days and will have an initial capacity of 3,000 detainees.

From Los Angeles Times

Located on a 39-square-mile airstrip in the middle of the Everglades and surrounded by wetlands inhabited by alligators, pythons, and crocodiles, the remote location is what most appeals to officials.

From Salon

A legal and environmental firestorm is growing around Florida’s controversial migrant detention center — dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — under construction at the remote Dade‑Collier airstrip in the Everglades.

From Salon

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