landing strip
Example Sentences
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The ski plane they study the wolves from uses the frozen lake as a landing strip because there’s nowhere to touch down on the island.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024
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
Open since 2017, Magazzino has been a landing strip in the United States for Arte Povera and other postwar and contemporary Italian work.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022
Through the large windows I see afternoon light winking in the side panels of the parked airplanes on the landing strip.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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