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Recent Examples of airstrip
Satellite imagery also shows the airstrip was removed in 2024.
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Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
The British had built an airstrip on Diego Garcia during World War II.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Nearby was a private airstrip with a hangar and helipad.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Shared on YouTube on February 11, the recording shows the eVTOL unmanned aerial system (UAS) carrying out a hover test on an open airstrip.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
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Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
The British had built an airstrip on Diego Garcia during World War II.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Nearby was a private airstrip with a hangar and helipad.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Shared on YouTube on February 11, the recording shows the eVTOL unmanned aerial system (UAS) carrying out a hover test on an open airstrip.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airstrip
Noun
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The aircraft is believed to have collided with a pole near the end of the runway at the airport, before crashing into the restaurant directly opposite.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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As a crochet designer with nearly a decade of stitching experience, seeing the fiber art make its runway return warms my yarn-loving heart in a way only wool can (IYKYK).—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Simi Valley residence features a 17,000-square-foot Spanish-style villa, plus numerous guest and staff houses, equestrian facilities, and a helipad.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2026
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Kraft’s helipad — another unusual detail in the foothills — sits about 10 minutes from Westover Field Airport for private aviation.—
David Caraccio
March 21,
Sacbee.com,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Prince Albert and Princess Charlene met Leo at the Monaco heliport, just down the coast from the marina that is home to the megayachts of the rich and famous.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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As a cannon boomed in a ceremonial salute, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene met Leo at the Monaco heliport, just down the coast from the marina that is home to the megayachts of the rich and famous.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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To preserve stealth and the element of surprise, the operators might create a staging ground several miles from their objective, which might include building a makeshift landing strip.—
Sheena Samu,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Let the mind be, along with countless other things, a landing strip for sacred visitations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This dimension of the work was heightened by its site, a former helicopter landing field on an old NATO base, given over to the Autostrada Biennale in 2014 as part of a process of demilitarization in the aftermath of the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s and Kosovo’s declaration of independence in 2008.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The teens were evaluated by medical personnel at a landing field before they were released, rescuers said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airstrip. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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