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Recent Examples of airstrip
The state awarded Gothams a $36 million contract to help outfit and maintain the facility, which was thrown up in just over a week on an old airstrip.
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Neena Satija, Houston Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
Smaller unmanned aircraft don’t need a military airstrip to launch.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
Troops would need to collect the material from several places, secure an airstrip near each, truck or helicopter the equipment and material to and from the strip, and defend against attacks on the preparations and shipments.
—Matthew Bunn, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
Satellite imagery also shows the airstrip was removed in 2024.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
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Neena Satija, Houston Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
Smaller unmanned aircraft don’t need a military airstrip to launch.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
Troops would need to collect the material from several places, secure an airstrip near each, truck or helicopter the equipment and material to and from the strip, and defend against attacks on the preparations and shipments.
—Matthew Bunn, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
Satellite imagery also shows the airstrip was removed in 2024.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airstrip
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The runway show featured fashions in backdrops featuring an Italian city square, a French estate, a wild jungle and the surface of the moon.—
Alexandra Phelps,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2026
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By contrast, the Connectivity segment’s a big money-spinner that boasts an outstanding runway.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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The estate is located at around 24 miles from the town of Grosseto and its military airport, which allows guest to fly in with private jets, and Argentaia has a helipad if a trip to Rome or Florence is on the agenda.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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Trump is now planning to add a helipad to the White House, according to multiple reports.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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The grounds also include tennis and bocce ball courts, gardens, greenhouses, a creek and a heliport.—
Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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That's faster than the five-seater Joby Aviation flew between JFK Airport and New York City's heliport network (200 mph or 322 km/h) as part of an air taxi demo last week.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 May 2026
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The young pilot eventually saw a rural landing strip and a path along the canal in the Hungryland Preserve, Budensiek said.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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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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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 24 May. 2026.
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