Phrase guide

landing strip

noun · 4 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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1

noun

Meaning 1

A runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Examples

  • a jet landing strip

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: airstrip

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A cultivated pubic hair pattern in which much of the pubic hair is removed, leaving only a central vertical line or rectangle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A rectangular piece of slightly thicker plastic on the top rise (front part) of a diaper, especially a disposable one, to which the tapes or tabs can be fastened; usually has print designs on it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: landing zone

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

an airfield without normal airport facilities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: airstrip, flight strip, strip

Antonyms: none provided

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

Narrower terms: flare path

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَهْبِط (mahbiṭ) — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Azerbaijani: eniş zolağı — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Bulgarian: писта (pista) — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Czech: přistávací plocha — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Dutch: landingsbaan — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Finnish: lentopaikka — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Finnish: korpikenttä — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • French: piste d'atterrissage — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • German: Landepiste — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • German: Landebahn — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Greek: λωρίδα (lorída) — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Hungarian: leszállópálya — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Icelandic: flugbraut — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Icelandic: braut — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Italian: pista d'atterraggio — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Japanese: 滑走路 (kassōro) — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Norwegian Bokmål: landingsstripe — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: landingsstripe — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Polish: pas do lądowania — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Portuguese: pista — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Russian: поса́дочная полоса́ (posádočnaja polosá) — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Serbo-Croatian: sletna staza — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Serbo-Croatian: pista — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Slovene: pristajalna steza — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Spanish: pista de aterrizaje — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Swedish: landningsbana — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Welsh: llain lanio — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Welsh: glanfa — auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
  • Finnish: kiitorata — pubic hair pattern
  • French: ticket de métro — pubic hair pattern
  • Polish: ścieżka — pubic hair pattern
  • Portuguese: bigodinho de Hitler — pubic hair pattern