airstrip

/ˈɛrˌstrɪp/
noun
  1. A small, often unpaved, runway for aircraft to take off and land, typically used in remote areas or for small planes.
    • The village built an airstrip so that medical supplies could be flown in.
    • We drove to the airstrip to meet the supply plane.
    • The pilot landed the small plane on a dirt airstrip in the jungle.
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