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

On Sunday, the 44-year-old captain met the same fate as her husband when the propeller plane she was co-piloting crashed near the landing strip in Pokhara, a vacation destination.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 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

His crews spared the landing strip and the mess halls so that they could land safely when their work was done and enjoy a hot snack before retiring.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller