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runways

[ruhn-wey] Origin

run·way

[ruhn-wey]
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.
EXPAND
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 + way1
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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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