1. plural of airstrip; small airports or landing areas for aircraft, typically with unpaved runways

Examples

• The remote village had two small airstrips for emergency medical flights.
• Military airstrips were quickly constructed near the front lines.
• Bush pilots often land on dirt airstrips in rural Alaska.
• The island’s airstrips were damaged during the hurricane.
• Several private airstrips serve the farming community.
• Cargo planes use these airstrips to deliver supplies to isolated areas.