landing strip
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The landing strip was muddy so instead they landed on the beach, doing a fly-over first to scare off any penguins.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023
Now, where the old landing strip was, you’ll find the parking lot for the zoo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
The twin-engine propeller plane she was co-piloting crashed about a mile from the landing strip at a newly built airport in Pokhara, a Himalayan vacation destination.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2023
On the landing strip, children with moms and grandmothers gathered to greet Santa, played by pilot Ralph Hoover.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2021
The landing strip at Kasane was waterlogged and we came in at a drier strip several miles away in the middle of the bush.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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