runway

B1 Topic:Aviation & Flight

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

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Idioms (1)

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runway
the amount of time a company can keep operating before its money runs out

Etymology

From run + way.

Topics

Aviation & Flight General Vocabulary

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