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airstrip Definition

air·strip (-strip′)

noun

a hard-surfaced area, as at an airhead, adapted for use as a temporary airplane runway

airstrip Usage Examples

Possessives

island: We shall see the plane landing on the beach - the island's famous airstrip.

Converse of object

  • build: In June 1942 the Japanese began building an airstrip on this plain.
  • use: Your ' avi page ' mentions a Porsche using the airstrip for a private practice.
  • have: The village had an airstrip which in the past had been used regularly by the Missionary air service.
  • include: The farm extends to about 105 acres ( 42 ha ) overall and also includes two grass airstrips of approximately 500m each.
  • improvise: Captain Gerlach made an emergency landing on an improvised airstrip and made preparations to take off with his precious cargo.
  • abandon: Two player mode in Bone County Platform: PC Starting at the abandoned airstrip, go west and north onto the road.

Preposition: for

flight: Transfer to the San Pedro airstrip for the flight to Belize International to connect with your homebound flights.

Adjective modifier

  • tiny: Landing on the tiny airstrip at Lukla in the Everest region of Nepal is an adventure in itself.
  • private: There's a trail from Ambua's private airstrip to the lower end of their property.
  • small: With rugged road access and a small airstrip, the area is very much off the beaten path.
  • own: Most of the small lodges and camps have their own airstrips.
  • local: And we are also limited, to a certain extent, by the capacity of the local airstrips.
  • short: It was capable of reducing its speed on landing to 59 mph enabling it to land on short airstrips.

Noun used with modifier

  • grass: Closer to the town is Mutare airfield, a civil operated field with a grass airstrip.
  • dirt: The dirt airstrip at Lukla is cut into a terrace at right angles to the main valley.
  • jungle: The new engine made it possible to climb steeply out of jungle airstrips surrounded by tall trees.
  • ice: The expedition starts with a flight from Chile to Patriot Hills, an ice airstrip at 80 degrees south on the Antarctic continent.
  • mountain: We fly into the mountain airstrip at Lukla and trek north along the banks of the Dudh Kosi river.
  • island: We must be almost unique among Britainâs local authorities in having 6 island airstrips in our care.

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