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runway
[ ruhn-wey ]
noun
- a paved or cleared strip on which planes land and take off.
- a similar strip on which cars, trucks, or the like may park, load, or enter the stream of traffic.
- the beaten track or habitual path of deer or other wild animals.
- a fairly large enclosure in which domestic animals may range about:
a runway for dogs.
- the bed of a stream.
- Bowling. approach ( def 17b ).
- a narrow platform or ramp extending from a stage into the orchestra pit or into an aisle, as in a theater.
runway
/ ˈʌˌɱɪ /
noun
- a hard level roadway or other surface from which aircraft take off and on which they land
- an enclosure for domestic animals; run
- forestry a chute for sliding logs down
- a narrow ramp extending from the stage into the audience in a theatre, nightclub, etc, esp as used by models in a fashion show
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Last month Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said that she was "minded" to give consent for the airport to bring its second runway into use.
Earlier this year, Reeves announced she was in favour of the expansion and said she hoped the new runway would be operational by 2035.
Minutes later, a private jet skidded off the runway, shutting it down.
If anyone can identify with Koy’s experience it’s Iglesias, who had his own emergency landing in 2023 when a private jet he was on skidded off the runway and landed in a field.
The plane from Minneapolis skidded along the runway with flames visible and came to a halt upside down as firefighters rushed in.
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