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Definition of Airstrip
1. Noun. An airfield without normal airport facilities.
Generic synonyms: Airfield, Field, Flying Field, Landing Field
Specialized synonyms: Flare Path
Terms within: Runway
Definition of Airstrip
1. Noun. An aircraft landing field, usually with only one runway and basic facilities. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Airstrip
1. a runway [n -S] - See also: runway
Lexicographical Neighbors of Airstrip
Literary usage of Airstrip
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"Castillo himself, upon specific instructions from the CIA,61 took no concrete
steps to assist in the plan to construct an airstrip, other than to visit ..."
2. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International Conference by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"THERMOKARST DEVELOPMENT AT SACHS HARBOUR Slightly different thermokarst forms
can be observed adjacent to the airstrip at Sachs Harbour, in the southwest ..."
3. Magnificent Fight: Marines in the Battle for Wake Island by Robert J. Cressman (1992)
"Two .50- caliber guns situated just north of the airstrip covered ... The gunners
enjoyed a perfect, unobstructed field of fire —the airstrip itself. ..."
4. The South Sea Islanders and the Queensland Labour Trade: A Record of Voyages by William T. Wawn (1893)
"... Mount Hagen, on March 28, 1934, met Mick and Dan Leahy, who had completed a
small airstrip, and were expecting the first plane to land at the ..."
5. Lucky War: Third Army in Desert Stormby Richard M. Swain by Richard M. Swain (1999)
"Nearby, there is a small hill and an airstrip. After the Gulf War, ... Prior to
that, the airstrip was the site of the dictation of armistice terms to that ..."
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