air-strip

A small plane lands on a remote air-strip.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A temporary or small landing area: "air-strip" refers to a narrow, usually unpaved, runway designed for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, often in remote or less developed locations where a full airport is not available.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The rescue team built an air-strip in the jungle to deliver supplies. (A temporary landing area in a remote forest.)
  • We flew into a small air-strip near the village. (A basic runway for small aircraft.)

Advanced Usage

• "to land on an air-strip": to bring an aircraft down onto a small runway.

  • The pilot had to land on a dirt air-strip in the desert. (The aircraft touched down on a primitive landing surface.)

• "air-strip lighting": lights used to guide aircraft during night landings on a small strip.

  • The air-strip lighting was powered by solar panels. (Illumination for night operations on a basic runway.)

Variants and Related Words

• Airstrip (n): a common alternative spelling without the hyphen; meaning identical.

  • The airstrip was used for crop-dusting planes. (A small runway for agricultural aircraft.)

• Landing strip (n): a synonym for a small runway, often used interchangeably.

  • The landing strip was just a patch of grass. (A basic aircraft landing area.)

Synonyms

• Runway: a defined path for aircraft takeoff and landing, often longer and more permanent than an air-strip.
• Landing field: a general area where aircraft can land, sometimes referring to a simple strip.

Related Idioms

• No idiom directly using "air-strip"; however, the concept is associated with "bush flying", referring to flying in remote areas using small airstrips.
  • Bush pilots rely on short air-strips in the wilderness. (Pilots who fly in isolated regions use basic runways.)