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View synonyms for runway
runway
[ ruhn-wey ]
noun
- a paved or cleared strip on which planes land and take off.
- a similar strip on which cars, trucks, or the like may park, load, or enter the stream of traffic.
- the beaten track or habitual path of deer or other wild animals.
- a fairly large enclosure in which domestic animals may range about:
a runway for dogs.
- the bed of a stream.
- Bowling. approach ( def 17b ).
- a narrow platform or ramp extending from a stage into the orchestra pit or into an aisle, as in a theater.
runway
/ ˈrʌnˌweɪ /
noun
- a hard level roadway or other surface from which aircraft take off and on which they land
- an enclosure for domestic animals; run
- forestry a chute for sliding logs down
- a narrow ramp extending from the stage into the audience in a theatre, nightclub, etc, esp as used by models in a fashion show
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