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Kennedy’s unit, a team of engineering specialists trained to deploy on short notice and build infrastructure like roads and airstrips, had arrived in Jordan shortly after the war between Israel and Hamas began in October.
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Kenny Holston, New York Times, 27 May 2024
Steel walls went up in places where the line once featured stands of repurposed metal sheets designed for makeshift military airstrips in Vietnam.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
From Maun, travelers must take a small charter flight — just under an hour — to the airstrip at Kadizora on Mack Air.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2024
And the opening episode takes place in Vietnam, depicting the fall of Saigon and a harrowing escape on an airstrip.
—Quyen Do, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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Kenny Holston, New York Times, 27 May 2024
Steel walls went up in places where the line once featured stands of repurposed metal sheets designed for makeshift military airstrips in Vietnam.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
From Maun, travelers must take a small charter flight — just under an hour — to the airstrip at Kadizora on Mack Air.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2024
And the opening episode takes place in Vietnam, depicting the fall of Saigon and a harrowing escape on an airstrip.
—Quyen Do, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airstrip. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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airstrip
noun
air·strip
-ˌstrip 
: a runway without normal air base or airport equipment
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