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landing strip
noun as in runway for aircraft
Example Sentences
Although this is just the edge of the conflict zone, the area next to the landing strip resembles a wasteland after 15 months of war.
In 2015, the group claimed to have created the largest graffiti piece in the world — a half mile-wide message reading, “This Land Was Our Land” — on a disused landing strip in California’s Mojave Desert.
Another 8,059 people -- most of whom lived within fairly close proximity to aircraft landing strips -- were exposed to noise levels that can pose a risk of hearing impairment over time.
An arrow pointed them down a dirt road to a squat air traffic control tower next to a grass landing strip.
For instance, she has worked with frustrated parents whose children toss backpacks and coats in what she calls the “landing strip” just inside the front door.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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