runway B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɹʌnweɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #5618 Meanings 1 noun A long, flat strip of ground where planes take off and land. The plane taxied to the end of the runway before takeoff. 2 noun A long, narrow stage that models walk along during a fashion show. The model walked confidently down the runway. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a long, narrow stage that... catwalk More airstrip Word family Forms runways Derived forms antirunwayrunwayedrunwaylike Etymology AI details From run + way. Topics Describing Qualities Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # runway **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɹʌnweɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 5618 ## Meanings 1. A long, flat strip of ground where planes take off and land. 2. A long, narrow stage that models walk along during a fashion show. ## Examples - The plane taxied to the end of the runway before takeoff. - The model walked confidently down the runway. ## Synonyms - airstrip ## Derived Forms - antirunway - runwayed - runwaylike ## Etymology From run + way. ## AI Etymology Runway comes from run + way. Modern senses include a long, flat strip of ground where planes take off and land. and a long, narrow stage that models walk along during a fashion show.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antirunway, runwayed, and runwaylike. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Verbs of Movement markdown