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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

also used for runway

catwalk, airstrip

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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