Definition

1. Noun:
   • A basic airfield without standard airport facilities: A "landing strip" is a long, narrow, and typically flat area of ground, often paved or cleared, used for the takeoff and landing of aircraft. It lacks the complex infrastructure of a full airport, such as terminals, control towers, or extensive hangars.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The small plane touched down safely on the remote landing strip in the mountains.
  • They cleared a section of the field to serve as a temporary landing strip for the emergency supplies.

Advanced Usage

• "Emergency landing strip": A designated or improvised area prepared for use in case of an aircraft emergency.
  • The pilot was forced to use a farmer's field as an emergency landing strip.

Variants and Related Words

• Airstrip (n): A synonym for "landing strip," often used interchangeably.
  • The military established a temporary airstrip near the coast.
• Runway (n): A more formal, paved surface for aircraft at an airport. A "landing strip" can be a simple runway without other facilities.
  • The airport's main runway is over two miles long.

Synonyms

• Airstrip: A basic area for aircraft operations.
• Runway: The prepared surface on which aircraft land and take off.
• Airfield: A broader term for an area used for aircraft operations, which may include a landing strip.

Noun

1. an airfield without normal airport facilities