landing strip
Example Sentences
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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
“Think of it like an airport with a grass landing strip, versus an airport with a concrete runway,” Mueller said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022
The Naval Air Station Whidbey Island training takes place at both an Oak Harbor landing strip and a field near Coupeville, where crews simulate landing on ships by circling around and performing brief touchdowns.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2022
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
