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Definition of Airstrips
1. airstrip [n] - See also: airstrip
Lexicographical Neighbors of Airstrips
Literary usage of Airstrips
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sudan, Oil, and Human Rights by Jemera Rone (2003)
"The relief airstrips are not legitimate military targets in and of ... The tactic
of attacking relief airstrips immediately after supplies had been ..."
2. Tobacco Policy Making in California 2001-2003: No Longer Finishing First edited by Jeffrey Archer, Simon Bainbridge (2003)
"OBJECTIVES: To provide limited routine maintenance on paved, gravel, earth, and
unimproved roads; bridges; and airstrips. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct ..."
3. Drugs, Law Enforcement And Foreign Policy: Report By The Committee On by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"They said that their police units lacked the men, the communications equipment
and the transport to close down the airstrips and seize weapons and drugs. ..."
4. America's Habit: Drug Abuse, Drug Trafficking, and Organized Crime by Manuel Gonzales, Kevin McEnery, Thomas Sheehan, Susan Mellody (1998)
"A 1977 survey, for example, detected nearly 3000 airstrips in Mexico; ... A large
number of airstrips in the southeastern United States serve as landing ..."
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