Runway

Quick meaning: Runway is a noun meaning A defined, narrow section of land or an artificial structure used for access.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. The usual path taken by deer or other wild animals, such as from a forest to a water source.
2. A narrow walkway (often on a platform) extending from a stage on which people walk, especially one used by models during fashion shows.
3. (aviation) A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from.
4. (finance, informal) The number of months that a startup company can operate by using up its cash reserves.
5. A stream bed.
6. (athletics) In javelin, long jump, and similar events: a short track along which athletes can accelerate themselves for their jumps or throws.

Example Sentences

In the mornings hoar-frost lay thick upon the ground, and thin ice formed in currentless shallows and overlay the muskrat runways.

A TAKE-DOWN CANOE RUNWAY. A very handy adjunct to the camp of a canoeist is a runway that can be taken apart and transported easily.

Q. Was the fence all blocked by the freight? […] A. No, there was a runway left, so they could drive trucks through there inside the space.

The runways rapidly narrow in both diameters, and as they reach that portion of the way which is substantially horizontal, they are of a size to allow an adult marmot to readily pass through.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for runway

Depending on context, synonyms include airstrip, catwalk.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include airfield, airstrip, airside, landing, road, catwalk.

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