airstrip

noun

air·​strip ˈer-ˌstrip How to pronounce airstrip (audio)
: a runway without normal air base or airport facilities

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The network of trailers and tents, built on an airstrip off of U.S. Highway 41, has been operating for a little more than a week. Ana Ceballos, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025 The DeSantis administration has not made public a list of names of the immigrants held at the facility in heavy duty tents at an airstrip in the Florida Everglades. Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025 Immigration attorneys are concerned Florida will rebuild the airstrip at the Alligator Alcatraz facility. Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 The area is under three hours by road from both San José and Liberia, features a local airstrip for commercial and private flights, and boasts one of the country’s strongest hospitality infrastructures, with hotels ranging from luxury resorts to modest lodges. Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for airstrip

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First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of airstrip was in 1911

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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airstrip. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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airstrip

noun
air·​strip -ˌstrip How to pronounce airstrip (audio)
: a runway without normal air base or airport equipment

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