runway

[ ruhn-wey ]

/ ˈrʌnˌweɪ /

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noun

a way along which something runs.

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.

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Origin of runway

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; run + way¹

Words nearby runway

runover, runproof, runt, runty, runup, runway, runyon, ruok, rupee, rupert, rupert's land

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I walked across the runway to the large hangar we were housed in.
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Trying to do it in a reusable rocket, landing on a runway, that system has a very bad track record.
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The low purr of a motor behind him announced the arrival of a tractor to tow the ship off the runway.
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He sets no more snares across that runway, for the rabbits have had their alarm.
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The runway or yard should be as large as our purse will permit.
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Those steers just naturally follow along on up that runway and into the killing pens.
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Bowers and his helpers were crowding the sheep up the runway into the last car when Kate rode up.
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British Dictionary definitions for runway

runway

/ (ˈrʌnˌweɪ) /

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, US and Canadian 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

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