runway
/ˈɹʌnweɪ/noun2 syllables
Runway means: a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll.
Synonyms for runway5
noun, as in a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
What does runway mean?4
noun
1
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
2
a chute down which logs can slide
3
a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.
4
a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Runway in a sentence
- We're on the runway, ready for take off.CK
- He left too much runway before he landed the aircraft.Amastan
- The area where the models walk back and forth is called the runway.AlanF_US
- There is a long line of planes waiting to use the runway.AlanF_US
- The runway seems way too short for this type of plane.CM
- We enjoyed watching the runway at the airport.Ussis
- Crosswind landings require coordinated rudder and aileron input to maintain alignment to the runway.Lumi
- The aircraft began to descend toward the runway.IMer
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Forms of runway
as a noun
- plural
- runways