flight strip
- noun
- /flaɪt strɪp/
- Specialized
:
pista de aterrizaje
- The small town had only a flight strip, with no terminal or hangars.
Examples
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Pilots practiced touch-and-go landings at the isolated flight strip outside the city.
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During the war, many temporary flight strips were constructed for emergency landings.
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The pilot landed on a flight strip in the middle of nowhere.
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Many flight strips are used for emergency landings.
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During the war, many temporary flight strips were constructed for emergency landings.
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Pilots practiced touch-and-go landings at the isolated flight strip outside the city.
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The small town had only a flight strip, with no terminal or hangars.
Synonyms
98
3.6
A flat area where planes take off and land
79
3.8
An area of land where planes take off and land without full airport services
55
7.4
A simple airfield with few or no airport facilities
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3.5
A short area of ground where small planes land and take off
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3.5
A short, simple runway where small planes land and take off
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3.7
A flat open place where small planes arrive and take off
An area of land where small planes take off and land
How Equipped
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a simple airfield' is directly derivable from combining 'flight' (relating to aircraft journeys) with 'strip' (an area used for landings/minimal airfield). The noun+noun compound follows a common, literal composition pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Flight strip comes from the picture of a long, narrow strip of ground used for flight, a simple runway where planes land and take off. Because these places were often made quickly for emergencies or military use and had no buildings, the phrase now means 'a simple airfield' with no terminal or hangars.