airstrip

noun

air·​strip ˈer-ˌstrip How to pronounce airstrip (audio)
: a runway without normal air base or airport facilities

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Sami then left dead Farhad on the road, and proceeded to the airstrip with Noor’s very shook mother. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025 When the police pull them over in the middle of the ten-mile drive to the airstrip, Sami puts his training to use and takes out both cops, stabbing one in the neck before grabbing his gun and shooting both. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025 The airstrip is unregistered with the International Civil Aviation Organization. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 Instead, there are small airstrips (some of which are directly on the ice) at research facilities like the U.S.-run McMurdo Station. Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for airstrip 

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of airstrip was in 1911

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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airstrip. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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airstrip

noun
air·​strip -ˌstrip How to pronounce airstrip (audio)
: a runway without normal air base or airport equipment

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