Synonyms for airstrip
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.
The outfitter deposited us at a small airstrip out in the bush, promising to pick us up again in a week's time.
Forms
- Plural
- airstrips → strips, runways…
Example sentences
- runway The aircraft began to descend toward the runway.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| airstrip | steady | |
| runway | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- strip1
- 6 letters
- runway2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (runway2 = 2 syllables).