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airstrip

noun

Definition of airstrip

as in runway

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Recent Examples of airstrip This flat, sandy beach south of Benicàssim is unusually open, with minimal development behind it thanks to a nearby airstrip. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 7 June 2026 All the people kept at the isolated airstrip have been sent to other facilities, DeSantis confirmed Thursday. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026 It is located at a remote airstrip in the Everglades, surrounded by the Big Cypress National Preserve. — Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026 The helicopter landed at a private airstrip near the 200 block of McVoid Road and was repositioning to refuel when one of its blades hit a tree, officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety told WFAA. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for airstrip

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Noun

Enter one of the 315 guestrooms and suites and automatic blinds open to reveal striking runway views.

— Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 4 July 2026
That could mean dismantling the 10,500-foot runway the county installed there in the 1960s, before environmental groups — led by Marjory Stoneman Douglas — rose up to block what was supposed to be the country’s largest airport.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

Definition of runway

Noun

The marina with a helipad represents only one piece of Griffin’s rapidly expanding South Florida footprint.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Other highlights include a wellness area, a winter garden, a helipad that doubles as a sport deck, and a sundeck with another pool.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 June 2026

Definition of helipad

Noun

The two-acre facility, owned by the city and operated by Downtown Skyport, is the busiest commercial heliport in the world, hosting up to 200 flights a day.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 19 June 2026
An example of an inherently objectionable use might be a heliport in a heavily residential municipality.

— Michael Helbing, The Conversation, 11 June 2026

Definition of heliport

Noun

Those who don’t want to drive to Roy’s can actually fly into the desert landing strip behind the cafe (which was apparently one of California’s first airfields of any kind).

— Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
Bees evolved eyes tuned to floral landing strips painted in wavelengths that humans can’t detect.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026

Definition of landing strip

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