a hard-surfaced area, as at an airhead, adapted for use as a temporary airplane runway
airstrip
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airstrip
noun
An aircraft runway without airport facilities.
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Noun
(plural airstrips)
- An aircraft landing field, usually with only one runway and 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.
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