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airstrip

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɛə(ɹ)stɹɪp/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The outfitter deposited us at a small airstrip out in the bush, promising to pick us up again in a week's time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an airfield without normal airport facilities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flight strip, landing strip, strip

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: airfield, landing field, flying field, field

Narrower terms: flare path

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air English strip English airstrip From air + strip.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 飛機跑道 /飞机跑道 (fēijī pǎodào) — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Chinese Mandarin: 簡便機場 /简便机场 (jiǎnbiàn jīchǎng) — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Danish: landingsbane — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Finnish: lentopaikka — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Finnish: korpikenttä — primitive aircraft landing field
  • French: piste d’atterrissage — primitive aircraft landing field
  • German: Landepiste — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Hungarian: futópálya — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Indonesian: bandar udara perintis — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Indonesian: landasan udara — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Irish: aerstiall — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Italian: pista di atterraggio — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Latin: aeroportello — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Norwegian Bokmål: flystripe — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: flystripe — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Polish: pas startowy — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Polish: droga startowa — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Portuguese: pista de pouso — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Spanish: pista de aterrizaje — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Swedish: landningsbana — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Swedish: flygplats — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Swedish: flygfält — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Welsh: llain lanio — primitive aircraft landing field
  • Welsh: glanfa — primitive aircraft landing field
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