Meanings
plural landing strips
- aeronauticsA runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary.
a jet landing strip
1 more example
As Discovery headed towards the landing strip in the Mojave desert, radio contact between Mission Control and the shuttle was kept to a minimum.
2005 August 9, Rosalind Ryan, The GuardianSynonyms: airstrip
- idiomaticA cultivated pubic hair pattern in which much of the pubic hair is removed, leaving only a central vertical line or rectangle.
- A rectangular piece of slightly thicker plastic on the top rise (front part) of a diaper, especially a disposable one, to which the tapes or tabs can be fastened; usually has print designs on it.
Synonyms: landing zone
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary.
nounA rectangular piece of slightly thicker plastic on the top rise (front part) of a diaper, especially a disposable one, to which the tapes or tabs can be fastened; usually has print designs on it.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan airfield without normal airport facilities
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic مَهْبِط
- مَهْبِط (mahbiṭ)auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
Bulgarian писта
- писта (pista)auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
Czech přistávací plocha
- přistávací plochaauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
Dutch landingsbaan
- landingsbaanauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
Finnish lentopaikka, korpikenttä
- lentopaikkaauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
- korpikenttäauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
- kiitoratapubic hair pattern
French piste d'atterrissage, ticket de métro
- piste d'atterrissageauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
- ticket de métropubic hair pattern
German Landepiste, Landebahn
- Landepisteauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
- Landebahnauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
Greek λωρίδα
- λωρίδα (lorída)auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
Hungarian leszállópálya
- leszállópályaauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
Icelandic flugbraut, braut
- flugbrautauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
- brautauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
Italian pista d'atterraggio
- pista d'atterraggioauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
Japanese 滑走路
- 滑走路 (kassōro)auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
Norwegian Bokmål landingsstripe
- landingsstripeauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
Polish pas do lądowania, ścieżka
- pas do lądowaniaauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
- ścieżkapubic hair pattern
Portuguese pista, bigodinho de Hitler
- pistaauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
- bigodinho de Hitlerpubic hair pattern
Russian поса́дочная полоса́
- поса́дочная полоса́ (posádočnaja polosá)auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
Spanish pista de aterrizaje
- pista de aterrizajeauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
Swedish landningsbana
- landningsbanaauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
Welsh llain lanio, glanfa
- llain lanioauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
- glanfaauxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft
Cite this entry
landing strip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landing%20strip
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