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Recent Examples of airstrip
That agreement has been periodically reaffirmed over the ensuing 75 years, most recently in 2004, ensuring the U.S. can maintain early warning radar, utilize the two-mile-long airstrip on the island, and harness the port at Pituffick, the northernmost deep-water port in the world.
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James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made By History , TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Last week, the Trump administration delivered 177 Venezuelan men who had been designated for deportation from Guantánamo to the Venezuelan government on an airstrip in Honduras.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
In preparation for the arrival of more migrants, several hundred U.S. military service members have been deployed to Guantánamo and more than a hundred green Army tents have been erected in fields near an airstrip there.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 12 Feb. 2025
On an airstrip, the hangars stood empty, but some still contained crates of live Russian munitions.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made By History , TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Last week, the Trump administration delivered 177 Venezuelan men who had been designated for deportation from Guantánamo to the Venezuelan government on an airstrip in Honduras.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
In preparation for the arrival of more migrants, several hundred U.S. military service members have been deployed to Guantánamo and more than a hundred green Army tents have been erected in fields near an airstrip there.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 12 Feb. 2025
On an airstrip, the hangars stood empty, but some still contained crates of live Russian munitions.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airstrip
Noun
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Five people were hospitalized after a small plane skidded off a runway into a body of water at the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport in North Bend on Monday.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Plaids were also prominent on the runway—from New York to Paris—and resonates with the season’s tougher themes.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Photo : Andrew Orozco/Open House A grassy lawn is the perfect spot for a helipad.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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The upper foredeck, in addition to offering uninterrupted 270-degree views, is home to a helipad, a Jacuzzi, and more lounging spots.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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New York Helicopter traced its financial troubles to an order by New York City to cut their trips by 50% in tandem with an increase in the fees to land at the heliport in lower Manhattan.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Cruise and de Armas were previously spotted together at the same heliport on Thursday night, People magazine reported.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ken said that when the plane finally stopped on that tiny landing strip, its nose was 2 feet from the water.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Photos posted to the department's Facebook page show the small aircraft sitting among the trees alongside the landing strip.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
11 Feb. 2025
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But thanks to Andrew Cuomo’s time as governor, the once awful Third World landing field in Queens now matches Fiorello the man in superlatives.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Across the street from the resort was the Chicagoland Airport, once a satellite landing field during World War II for Glenview Naval Air Station.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airstrip. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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