Runway

Word RUNWAY
Character 6
Hyphenation run way
Pronunciations /ˈɹən-/

Definitions and meanings of "Runway"

What do we mean by runway?

A strip of level, usually paved ground on which aircraft take off and land. noun

A path, channel, or track over which something runs. noun

The channel of a stream. noun

A chute down which logs are skidded. noun

A narrow track in a bowling lane on which balls are returned after they are bowled. noun

A smooth ramp for wheeled vehicles. noun

A narrow walkway extending from a stage into an auditorium. noun

The trough by the side of a bowling-alley along which the balls are rolled back from the end. noun

The swinging platform leading down to a boat-house float. noun

The path or track over which anything runs; a passageway. noun

A path made by domestic animals in going to and from an accustomed place of feeding, watering, etc. noun

In lumbering, a trough or channel on the surface of a declivity, down which logs are slid or ruu in places more or less inaccessible to horses or oxen. noun

One of the ways in the casing of a window for vertically sliding sashes. noun

Theat., in the setting of scenery, a path or road, as upon a mountain-side or the face of a rock. noun

The channel of a stream. noun

The beaten path made by deer or other animals in passing to and from their feeding grounds. noun

An airstrip, a (usually) paved section on which planes land or take off noun

A narrow platform extending from a stage on which people walk, especially used by models in fashion shows noun

The usual path taken by deer or other wild animals, i.e. from the forest to the stream noun

A stream bed noun

A defined, narrow section of land or an artificial structure used for access.

The usual path taken by deer or other wild animals, such as from a forest to a water source.

A narrow walkway (often on a platform) extending from a stage on which people walk, especially one used by models during fashion shows.

In javelin, long jump, and similar events: a short track along which athletes can accelerate themselves for their jumps or throws.

A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from.

Hence, the number of months that a startup company can operate on its cash reserves.

A stream bed.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Runway

The word "runway" in example sentences

And side by side with this wholesome admission has come a great awakening in the last fifteen years to the curative value of the _outdoor runway_, whether that runway be a field track, energetic walking in a park or campus, or a cross country run. ❋ Jeannette Augustus Marks (1919)

Airport The main runway is being expanded from approximately 8,900 feet to about 10,500 feet in order to accommodate larger aircraft. ❋ Unknown (1997)

For us what ends up on the runway is all about that gut feeling. ❋ Tory Burch (2010)

Building on that insight, the company recruited what it calls "runway representatives" as on-campus marketers, forming what amounts to campus Tupperware-party groups. ❋ Christina Binkley (2011)

A lifitng body with vertical take-off, horizontal landing on a runway is the only way forward. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Starts work at Qantas corporate building C at Kingsford Smith Airport in Sydney, where she stops by the product service centre where she can pick up hairpins, hairspray, shoe polish and nail polish remover to ensure she is what she calls "runway ready". ❋ Unknown (2011)

Stretching across a flat dusty plain 45 miles north of Las Cruces, the nearly-two-mile-long runway is designed to support almost every aircraft in the world, day-to-day space tourism and payload launch operations. ❋ AP (2010)

I should imagine that the reason Alan Keen voted for a third runway is that he didn't want his constituents to lose their jobs. ❋ Not A Sheep (2009)

On March 4, JetBlue Airways asked for an exemption from the rule for its operations at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport until the airport's main runway, currently closed for construction, reopens on July 1. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Labour MP, John McDonnell for one thinks the decision to go ahead with the third runway is "a disgrace to the democracy of this country", he is right but then so much of what Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's government has done has been "a disgrace to the democracy of this country". ❋ Not A Sheep (2009)

Unfortunately, a plane taking off from a runway is not as sexy as a rocket lifting off from a pad. crix ❋ Unknown (2009)

The runway is Wang's chance to show off who she is and her aesthetic. ❋ Hilary Moss (2010)

* "The glitz and glamour of the fashion runway is coming to Nationals Park," is how the release begins. ❋ Dan Steinberg (2010)

As Inhofe was getting ready to land, he noticed huge (60 feet long by 10 feet wide) yellow X's on the main runway, which were not there to mark the landing spot. ❋ Al Kamen (2010)

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