landing strip
11
3.5
- noun
- /ˈlændɪŋ strɪp/
- Our landing strip's still operational.
- a remote landing strip
- a makeshift landing strip
- a grass landing strip
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeAnd the, the, the landing strip was carved out of the jungle floor.
- And the, the, the landing strip was carved out of the jungle floor.
- And they set up all the electronic requirements for a landing strip.
- A loading they put in filler named Benjamin Ben in the plane with me and we went up to a landing strip there in in Nicaragua.
Examples
-
A line of blue chemical lights marked the way to the landing strip not far away.
Blog text (4) -
The landing strip is here, they're expecting you.
-
We should already be at the landing strip.
-
- Landing strip, straight ahead.
-
So let's get to the landing strip.
-
I drove straight out to the landing strip.
Fiction book (1996) -
I'm going to circle and try to find the landing strip.
-
We'll start first with the east-west landing strip.
-
The participants were asked to land a jet fighter on a landing strip.
Blog text (32) -
The pilot safely landed the plane on the landing strip after a long flight.
Synonyms
139
3.4
A long flat surface where planes take off and land
57
3.8
An area of land where planes take off and land without full airport services
33
3.5
A short area of ground where small planes land and take off
15
3.6
A flat area where planes take off and land
13
7.4
A simple airfield with few or no airport facilities
2
3.7
A flat open place where small planes arrive and take off
1
3.7
An area of land where small planes take off and land
1
7.2
A simple place where planes land without airport buildings for emergencies or military landings
How Developed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a runway for aircraft' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'landing' (the act of descending to the ground) with 'strip' (a narrow area or piece of land), so a learner who knows both words can infer a place for landings. This noun–noun compounding and the concept of a narrow area for landing is cross-linguistically common, supporting immediate comprehension at the B1 level.
Etymology
Landing strip comes from early pilots who cleared a long, narrow strip of land for landing planes. That's why it now means 'a simple runway' where planes can land and take off, often with few buildings or services.