airstrip

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airstrip

/ˈɛə(ɹ)stɹɪp/

noun airstrips

An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities. The outfitter deposited us at a small airstrip out in the bush, promising to pick us up again in a week's time.

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noun primitive aircraft landing field

Español	pista de aterrizaje
中文	飛機跑道 /飞机跑道 fēijī pǎodào, 簡便機場 /简便机场 jiǎnbiàn jīchǎng
Português	pista de pouso
Français	piste d’atterrissage
Deutsch	Landepiste
Italiano	pista di atterraggio

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@misc{airstrip_2026,
  title = {airstrip},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/airstrip},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}