runway
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noun
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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| —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 |
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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.
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Example sentences
The runway was a round stage, with guests seated on wooden benches in a half circle and an orchestra set up opposite them.
As the plane closes in on the runway, the view is one of unbroken forest extending to the distant horizon.
Guidance to airports for reducing runway incursions on the airfield.
They do not attempt the six-inch heels they routinely send down the runway.
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