1. a runway without airport buildings or facilities, used for takeoffs and landings of aircraft

Examples

• The small plane landed on a dirt airstrip in the remote village.
• Military aircraft used the temporary airstrip during the operation.
• The jungle airstrip was barely long enough for the cargo plane.
• Emergency crews cleared the airstrip of debris after the storm.
• The pilot radioed for permission to use the private airstrip.
• Construction workers built a new airstrip near the mining camp.