landing strip

Example Sentences

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The town came to the landing strip, the school band played, and Mr. Weiss gave a short speech.

From Literature

At Henri-Coanda international airport, snow had forced the closure of two landing strips, the interior ministry reported.

From Barron's

Dozens such sections were built during the Cold War for use as emergency landing strips.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2015, the group claimed to have created the largest graffiti piece in the world — a half mile-wide message reading, “This Land Was Our Land” — on a disused landing strip in California’s Mojave Desert.

From Los Angeles Times

Another 8,059 people -- most of whom lived within fairly close proximity to aircraft landing strips -- were exposed to noise levels that can pose a risk of hearing impairment over time.

From Science Daily