airstrip
Plural: airstrips
Noun
- A runway for aircraft to take off and land.
- an airfield without normal airport facilities
- An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.
Examples
- He used the open row as an airstrip to land the word JETS.
- The outfitter deposited us at a small airstrip out in the bush, promising to pick us up again in a week's time.
Origin / Etymology
From air + strip.
Synonyms
flight strip, landing strip, strip
Scrabble Score: 10
airstrip: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordairstrip: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
airstrip: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
airstrip: valid Words With Friends Word