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Recent Examples of airstrip
The airstrip, which appears to be 2.4 kilometers [1.5 miles] long, is still under construction.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
With the launch of the two new routes, Lindblad passengers now have the option to fly in and out of an airstrip at a permanent Chilean research station on King George Island.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The association alleged that the military denied use of aircraft for transporting personnel and equipment and hasn’t collaborated in the destruction of mining machinery and airstrips.
—Fabiano Maisonnave, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2024
Violence has flared in the western Pacific coast state ever since the late July arrest of Zambada, after he was flown to an airstrip in the United States near the city of El Paso, Texas, and promptly taken into custody by U.S. officials.
—Reuters, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
With the launch of the two new routes, Lindblad passengers now have the option to fly in and out of an airstrip at a permanent Chilean research station on King George Island.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The association alleged that the military denied use of aircraft for transporting personnel and equipment and hasn’t collaborated in the destruction of mining machinery and airstrips.
—Fabiano Maisonnave, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2024
Violence has flared in the western Pacific coast state ever since the late July arrest of Zambada, after he was flown to an airstrip in the United States near the city of El Paso, Texas, and promptly taken into custody by U.S. officials.
—Reuters, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airstrip
Noun
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Earlier in the day, at the first show on the official calendar for Council of Fashion Designers of America, which oversees and organizes the fashion shows, the multi-hyphenate starlet appeared at the Brandon Maxwell runway.—
Anika Reed,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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The runway shows set a powerful tone for the week ahead, promising innovation and fresh perspectives on luxury.—
Stixx Mathews,
Essence,
7 Feb. 2025
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That money went to local infrastructure improvements, including toward a water system and a helipad for medical evacuations, in addition to Perpetua sponsoring the community’s annual harmonica festival, for which it’s known.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
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Tel Aviv, Israel CNN — Carrying her small daughter, an Israeli mother stood amid a crowd of people next to the helipad of the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv, which on Sunday received the three former hostages released in a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas.—
Nadeen Ebrahim and Mike Schwartz,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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It's not known exactly when the heliport will close.—
Alysa Guffey,
The Indianapolis Star,
4 Dec. 2024
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Saint Therese was closed years ago and its site, which included a heliport, at Washington Street and Keller Avenue, is being razed.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Just after the war, as part of Operation Nanook, the Americans expanded the existing installation with a gravel landing strip as part of an upgrade to a new and larger weather station.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Feb. 2025
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Only two people survived after the 15-year-old 737-800 Boeing plane run by Jeju Air skidded across the landing strip without landing gear and crashed into a concrete barrier containing antennas, bursting into flames.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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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
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And no ones sees that landing field more clearly than Michael O’Leary, Boeing’s disappointed customer, but still true believer.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2024
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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airstrip. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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