ground run

noun

1. the distance taken by an aircraft to brake from its landing speed to its taxiing speed or a stop

Example Sentences

It might fall as rain or snow, seep into the ground, run into a waterway, join the ocean, freeze or evaporate back into the atmosphere.

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He tells the BBC he believes there was a "hastily prepared attempt to put intelligence boots on the ground" run by the military and special forces, which he and the ambassador were unaware of.

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“Make it an elk-feeding ground run by the state of Wyoming.”

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“Make it an elk-feeding ground run by the state of Wyoming.”

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“If it’s on the ground run like hell,” I said to the batter who had just come onto first base, and he nodded at me.

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