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airstrip

Meaning of "airstrip" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF AIRSTRIP

ˈɛəˌstrɪp


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AIRSTRIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Airstrip is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AIRSTRIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport. An airport consists of at least one surface such as a runway for a plane to take off and land, a helipad, or water for takeoffs and landings, and often includes buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminal buildings. Larger airports may have fixed base operator services, seaplane docks and ramps, air traffic control, passenger facilities such as restaurants and lounges, and emergency services. A military airport, in the US, is known as an airbase or air station. A seaplane base is an area of open water used regularly by seaplanes or amphibious aircraft for landing and taking off.

Definition of airstrip in the English dictionary

The definition of airstrip in the dictionary is a cleared area for the landing and taking off of aircraft; runway Also called: landing strip.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AIRSTRIP

atrip · cantraip · cantrip · dragstrip · ego-trip · fieldstrip · outstrip · overtrip · round-trip · strip · tearstrip · trip · unstrip

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AIRSTRIP

airs · airscape · airscrew · airshaft · airshed · airship · airshot · airshow · airsick · airsickness · airside · airspace · airspeed · airspeed indicator · airstop · airstream · airt · airth · airtight · airtightness

WORDS THAT END LIKE AIRSTRIP

bimetallic strip · cartoon strip · Casparian strip · comic strip · film strip · flight strip · fluorescent strip · furring strip · grip strip · landing strip · magnetic strip · median strip · nature strip · ribbon strip · round trip · rumble strip · taxi strip · tear someone off a strip · test strip · Velcro strip · weather strip

Synonyms and antonyms of airstrip in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «airstrip» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF AIRSTRIP

Find out the translation of airstrip to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of airstrip from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «airstrip» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

飞机跑道
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

pista de aterrizaje
570 millions of speakers
en

English

airstrip
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

हवाई पट्टी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مهبط الطائرات
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Взлетно-посадочная полоса
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

pista de pouso
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

এয়ারস্ট্রিপ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

piste d´atterrissage
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Landasan udara
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Start-und Lande-Bahn
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

仮設滑走路
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

>활주로
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Airstrip
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phi đạo
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

விமான ஓடுதளம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हवाई पट्टी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

uçak pisti
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

pista d´atterraggio
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

lądowisko
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

злітно - посадкова смуга
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

pista
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αεροδιάδρομο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vliegveld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

landningsbana
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flystripe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of airstrip

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AIRSTRIP»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of airstrip
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about airstrip

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AIRSTRIP»

Discover the use of airstrip in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to airstrip and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Orwell: The Road to Airstrip One
"It is doubtful that any book provides a better foundation for a full understanding of Orwell's unique and troubling vision." Washington Post.
Ian Slater, 2003
2
1984
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George Orwell, 2004
3
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Station Airstrip is to be requested and granted. (e) Hold harmless agreement. An agreement executed by the user by which the user acknowledges his awareness of the conditions of the permission to use Wallops Station Airstrip, assumes any ...
4
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Mr. Bett: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, two years ago, that airstrip was serviceable until the District Commissioner (DC), Kericho, sent tractors and graded the runway under the pretext of repairing it. The exercise stalled midway. The Minister is ...
5
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
be the reason not to consider the airstrip for rehabilitation? Yesterday, 24th November, 2010, an official from the Kenya Airports Authority stated that they are rehabilitating airstrips. What reason would the Minister give for not including an ...
6
International Conference on Transportation Engineering 2007: ...
2 Characteristics of Airstrips 2.1 Airstrip Classifications Airstrips could be divided into two grades based on the weight and tire pressure of the aircraft that are served: Grade A airstrips provide service for lightweight aircraft with relatively low tire ...
China) International Conference on Transportation Engineering (2nd, Kelvin C. P. Wang, Xia Luo, Yanjun Qiu, Yun Pu, Qiyuan Peng, Qiyuan Peng, Kelvin C. P. Wang, 2009
7
Hostile Acts: U.S. Policy in Costa Rica in the 1980s
Back in the summer of 1985, as the first guardsmen were graduating from Murcielago, just over the ridge a major CIA-North network covert project, the Santa Elena airstrip, was getting off the drawing board. Murcielago and Santa Elena were ...
Martha Honey, 1994
8
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Question No.010 MEASURES TO REPAIR AND EXPAND SUNEKA AIRSTRIP Mr . Angwenyi asked the Minister for Roads, Public Works and Housing:- (a) if he is aware that Suneka Airstrip is highly dilapidated; (b) what immediate steps he ...
9
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Question No.500 COMPLETION OF KAMBIRWA AIRSTRIP Mr. Mwangi asked the Minister for Transport:– (a) to explain why the construction of Kambirwa Airstrip in Gikindu Location, Kiharu Constituency, was abandoned; and, (b) what plans ...
10
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Question No.246 INVASION OF KILIFI AIRSTRIP BY SQUATTERS Mr. Khamisi asked the Minister for Lands and Settlement whether he is aware that Kilifi Airstrip has been invaded by squatters and if so, whether he can explain what measures ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AIRSTRIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term airstrip is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wheels meet wings at the inaugural Flywheel Festival
... by numerous military ground vehicles and more than 60 historic and classic racing cars slithering around the airstrip-turned-racetrack. «Classic Driver, Jul 15»
2
Chinese trucks vie for Ugandan sales
... and internationally renowned heavy duty truck, R&D and manufacturing group,” Wei said at Kololo Airstrip on the outskirts of the city centre. «East African Business Week, Jul 15»
3
NPA rebels blast pesticide spray plane of banana firm in ComVal
TAGUM CITY—Over a dozen communist rebels stormed an airstrip owned by a multinational banana company and blasted a parked light ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
4
Investigation - Nigeria Loses N700 Billion to Tourism Annually
... and called on the aviation ministry to include the construction of an airstrip at Obudu Cattle Ranch in the budget to make movement easier for ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
Beef producer proposes $200m cotton farm for jobs and steaks
The proposed project is for a cotton farm and processing ginnery, worker accommodation, an airstrip, an off-stream 150,000 ML water storage ... «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Jul 15»
6
China airstrip nears completion on disputed Spratly islands
Washington - A new 10,000-foot airstrip being built by China in the Spratly islands near The Philippines is nearly complete, suggesting the start ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
7
500000 Hong Kong travellers a year may be affected by proposed …
Britain's Airports Commission released its findings on building a new airstrip in southeast England only on Wednesday. "A third runway would ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
8
Slipping up on water policy
... administration for various reasons, including a claim that the road was being used as an airstrip for the illegal conveyance of drugs and guns. «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
9
Images Show China's Construction of Airstrip on Disputed Reef
Images released this week show that China has almost finished building a 3,000-meter airstrip on a disputed reef in the South China Sea – with ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
10
Odisha to spend Rs 30 cr for to develop three airstrip in first phase
The government has decided to develop Jeypore airstrip in Koraput and Jamadarpali airstrip in Sambalpur district in the first phase. «Orissadiary.com, Jul 15»
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