airstrip
nounUK /ˈeə.strɪp/
US /ˈer.strɪp/
A flat piece of ground where small planes can take off and land.
The pilot landed the small plane on a grassy airstrip near the village.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A narrow paved or unpaved surface used for emergency landings.
The damaged plane made an emergency landing on a remote airstrip.
3. A temporary runway built for military or remote operations.
Engineers cleared an airstrip in the jungle for supply flights.
4. A short runway serving small private aircraft.
His farm has its own airstrip for the crop-duster plane.