Airstrip

Noun CEFR B2

ˈɛə(ɹ)stɹɪp

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolpista de aterrizaje

Françaispiste d’atterrissage

DeutschLandepiste

12 more languages

العربيةالمهبط

Cymraegglanfa llain lanio

Dansklandingsbane

Suomikorpikenttä lentopaikka

Gaeilgeaerstiall

Bahasa Indonesialandasan udara

Italianopista di atterraggio

한국어비행장

Te Reo Māoripapa taunga

Polskipas startowy

Portuguêspista de pouso

Svenskaflygfält flygplats landningsbana

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Airstrips airsuit airt Airtel airth Airtight

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