airstrip

/ˌɛərˈstrɪp/
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Other forms: airstrips

Definitions of airstrip
  1. noun
    an airfield without normal airport facilities
    synonyms: flight strip, landing strip, strip
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    types:
    flare path
    an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing
    type of:
    airfield, field, flying field, landing field
    a place where planes take off and land
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