landing strip

noun

Synonyms of landing stripnext
: airstrip

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The ranch even has its own landing strip. — Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025 Four flies used the microwave and an open box of paper liners for landing strips. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 Bees evolved eyes tuned to floral landing strips painted in wavelengths that humans can’t detect. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 Let the mind be, along with countless other things, a landing strip for sacred visitations. — Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for landing strip

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of landing strip was in 1930

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landing strip

noun
: airstrip

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