landing strip

noun

Definition of landing stripnext
as in landing field

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Recent Examples of landing strip If time flies, then 2025 moved at supersonic speed, and December is its landing strip. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Dec. 2025 The young pilot eventually saw a rural landing strip and a path along the canal in the Hungryland Preserve, Budensiek said. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 To preserve stealth and the element of surprise, the operators might create a staging ground several miles from their objective, which might include building a makeshift landing strip. — Sheena Samu, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for landing strip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landing strip
  1. landing field
  2. air base
Noun
  • The teens were evaluated by medical personnel at a landing field before they were released, rescuers said.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
  • But thanks to Andrew Cuomo’s time as governor, the once awful Third World landing field in Queens now matches Fiorello the man in superlatives.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of landing field
Noun
  • German media reports say Kaufbeuren will host the system’s radar installation, while the interceptor launchers for the battery are expected to be stationed at the nearby Lechfeld air base.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
  • The city has a sprawling air base and is home to an infantry division.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
Definition of air base

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“Landing strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landing%20strip. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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