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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.

   “The countries were in dispute over the ownership of a strip of desert about 100 metres wide.”

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   (usually countable, sometimes uncountable) A long, thin piece of any material; any such material collectively.

   “I have some strip left over after fitting out the kitchen.”

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   A comic strip.

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   A landing strip.

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   A strip steak.

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   A street with multiple shopping or entertainment possibilities.

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   The playing area, roughly 14 meters by 2 meters.

8. Meaning 8 · noun

   The uniform of a football team, or the same worn by supporters.

9. Meaning 9 · noun

   A trough for washing ore.

10. Meaning 10 · noun

    The issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the spiral motion.

11. Meaning 11 · noun

    A television series aired at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the weekly schedule.

How this word is used

• Everyday “The countries were in dispute over the ownership of a strip of desert about 100 metres wide.”
• General “I have some strip left over after fitting out the kitchen.”

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