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runway
[
ruhn
-wey
]
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run·way
/
ˈrʌnˌweɪ
/
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[
ruhn
-wey
]
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noun
1.
a
way
along
which
something
runs
.
2.
a paved or cleared strip on which planes land and take off.
3.
a similar strip on which cars, trucks, or the like may park, load, or enter the stream of traffic.
4.
the beaten track or habitual path of deer or other wild animals.
5.
a fairly large enclosure in which
domestic
animals may range about:
a runway for dogs.
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6.
the bed of a stream.
7.
Bowling
.
approach
(
def. 16b
)
.
8.
a narrow platform or ramp extending from a stage into the orchestra pit or into an aisle, as in a theater.
COLLAPSE
Origin:
1825–35,
Americanism
;
run
+
way
1
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World English Dictionary
runway
(ˈrʌnˌweɪ)
—
n
1.
a hard level roadway or other surface from which aircraft take off and on which they land
2.
an enclosure for domestic animals; run
3.
(
US
), (
Canadian
)
forestry
a chute for sliding logs down
4.
a narrow ramp extending from the stage into the audience in a theatre, nightclub, etc, esp as used by models in a fashion show
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
runway
1833, "customary track of an animal," especially a deer, Amer.Eng., from
run
(v.) + way. Meaning "artificial sloping track" is attested from 1883; airfield sense is from 1923.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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