Definition
airstrips
noun
- plural of airstrip; small airports or landing areas for aircraft, typically with unpaved runways
Examples
- The remote village had two small airstrips for emergency medical flights.
- Military airstrips were quickly constructed near the front lines.
- Bush pilots often land on dirt airstrips in rural Alaska.
- The island’s airstrips were damaged during the hurricane.
- Several private airstrips serve the farming community.
- Cargo planes use these airstrips to deliver supplies to isolated areas.