landing strip

Noun

Meaning

an airfield without normal airport facilities

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

airstrip strip flight strip field aerodrome landing runway drome airport airfield air base tarmac airdrome landing field heliport
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Antonyms

increase develop rise improve grow progress
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Hypernyms

field airfield landing field flying field

Hyponyms

flare path

Examples

Commander Mark Kelly was the last astronaut off Endeavour after the landing, and the crew stayed on the landing strip to sign autographs and pose for pictures. Source: Internet

His biggest success was on the night of 26–27 July 1942 when his SAS squadron with 18 jeeps raided the Sidi Haneish landing strip and destroyed over 20 German aircraft for the loss of one man killed. Source: Internet

But the mayor of the islands, Leopoldo Gonzalez, told state television that passengers’ belongings had been found in the sea about a kilometer (0.6 mile) from the islands’ landing strip. Source: Internet

An aircraft landing strip suitable for private jets is amongst the circuit's facilities. Source: Internet

I had to grow it in, because you can't have a landing strip in 1950, you know? Source: Internet

In adverse weather conditions, ice and snow clearing equipment can be used to improve traction on the landing strip. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

landing ships landing skid landing stage landing struts landing vehicle tracked landing waiter