landing strip

Example Sentences

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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

A long stretch of calm water was all the landing strip this behemoth needed to reach populous seaports in the United States and Europe or destinations like Honolulu, Fiji and Java.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2021

A long stretch of calm water was all the landing strip this behemoth needed to reach populous seaports in the United States and Europe or exotic destinations like Honolulu, Fiji and Java.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2021

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