airstrip

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛərstrɪp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛrˌstrɪp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(âr′strip′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
air•strip /ˈɛrˌstrɪp/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Aeronauticsan aircraft runway without airport facilities.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
air•strip  (âr′strip′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Aeronauticsa small landing field having only one runway.
  2. Aeronauticsa temporary or auxiliary aircraft runway.
  • air1 + strip2 1940–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
airstrip / ˈɛəˌstrɪp/
  1. a cleared area for the landing and taking off of aircraft; runway
    Also called: landing strip
'airstrip' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
landing strip - strip

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