airstrip
Example Sentences
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In the 1970s, building an airstrip on the high grasslands of Bangda, near India’s northeastern border, involved 16,000 people and 89 deaths.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
The informant also sent Sánchez a video of a Cessna landing on a rudimentary airstrip near the mine.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
Last year, the base imposed a curfew on its personnel because a polar bear was strolling around the airstrip.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025
Via a Middle East investment company, Assets Group, the Qataris are currently building an exclusive, 40-villa luxury resort there, with an upgraded concrete airstrip capable of receiving executive jets, far from prying eyes.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025
The sun had already set, but across the lawn the airstrip was ablaze, artificially illuminated by the sort of lights Alex had seen in soccer stadiums.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
