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Airstrip   /ˈɛrstrˌɪp/   Listen
noun
airstrip  n.  
1.
An airfield without normal airport facilities.
Synonyms: flight strip, landing strip, strip





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


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"Airstrip" Quotes from Famous Books



... constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred NOONAN - they left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island, but were never seen again; the airstrip is no ...
— The 2002 CIA World Factbook • US Government
... Airports: airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred NOONAN - they left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island, but were never seen again; the ...
— The 2002 CIA World Factbook • US Government
... the small PIB 'copter on an airstrip in the outskirts of Georgetown, haggled with Security officials for a few moments, and grabbed an old weatherbeaten cab, giving the address of the Ingersoll estate as he settled back in the cushions. A small radio was set inside the door; he snapped it on, fiddled with the dial until ...
— Bear Trap • Alan Edward Nourse


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