strip
A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
Example
“The countries were in dispute over the ownership of a strip of desert about 100 metres wide.”
Other meanings
A long, thin piece of any material; any such material collectively.
“Papier mache is made from strips of paper.”
A landing strip.
Kinds of strip
- row
Word history
From Middle Low German "strippe".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “strip” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.