landing strip

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landing strip (plural landing strips)

  2. (aviation) A runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary.
    • 2005 August 9, Rosalind Ryan, The Guardian:
      As Discovery headed towards the landing strip in the Mojave desert, radio contact between Mission Control and the shuttle was kept to a minimum.
  4. (idiomatic) A cultivated pubic hair pattern in which much of the pubic hair is removed, leaving only a central vertical line or rectangle.
  6. 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.
    Synonym: landing zone

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