landing strip

  • 1landing strip — land ing strip , n. (Aeronautics) A runway at an airport, at which airplanes land[3]; the long smooth surface used for takeoff or landing[4]. [PJC] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2landing strip — landing strips N COUNT A landing strip is a long flat piece of land from which aircraft can take off and land, especially one used only by private or military aircraft …

    English dictionary

  • 3landing strip — landing field, landing strip *airport, airdrome, airfield, airstrip, flying field …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 4landing strip — n a flat piece of ground that has been prepared for aircraft to use = ↑airstrip …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5landing strip — landing ,strip noun count a long narrow piece of ground where planes land and TAKE OFF (=leave the ground) …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6landing strip — n. AIRSTRIP …

    English World dictionary

  • 7Landing strip — A landing strip is a type of hairstyle.For women, a landing strip typically refers to a cultivated pubic hair pattern in which much of the pubic hair is removed, leaving only a central vertical line or rectangle. The landing strip may start from… …

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  • 8landing strip — noun an airfield without normal airport facilities • Syn: ↑airstrip, ↑flight strip, ↑strip • Hypernyms: ↑airfield, ↑landing field, ↑flying field, ↑field …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 9landing strip — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms landing strip : singular landing strip plural landing strips a long narrow piece of ground where planes land and take off (= leave the ground) …

    English dictionary

  • 10landing strip — /ˈlændɪŋ strɪp/ (say landing strip) noun 1. an area of flat land used by aeroplanes for landing and taking off and having only rudimentary facilities, or none at all, for servicing and passenger handling. 2. Colloquial a small strip of pubic hair …