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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.

   "The outfitter deposited us at a small airstrip out in the bush, promising to pick us up again in a week's time."

2. 2
   an airfield without normal airport facilities wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

runwayairportapronfairwayflight striplanding strip

Example

More examples

"There was an airstrip across the road decades ago, but few planes ever landed there."

Etymology

From air + strip.

Related phrases

landing strip

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