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 Definitions of runway  [ˈrʌnˌweɪ]  

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Definition of 'runway' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) runway
a way along which something runs.

2.  runway
a strip on which planes land and take off.

3.  runway
the beaten track or habitual path of wild animals.

4.  runway
a fairly large enclosure in which domestic animals may range about:
a runway for dogs.

5.  runway
the bed of a stream.

6.  runway
a narrow platform or ramp extending from a stage into the orchestra pit or an aisle.

Etymology:  (1825–35)

Definition of 'runway' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) track, rail, rails, runway
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

2. (noun) runway
a chute down which logs can slide

3. (noun) runway
a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.

4. (noun) runway
a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land


Definition of 'runway' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) runway
a long strip of pavement at an airport used by airplanes to land and take off
to taxi along the runway

2.  runway
a long narrow stage that models walk along at a fashion show
fashion models on the runway


Definition of 'runway' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) runway
the channel of a stream

2. (noun) runway
the beaten path made by deer or other animals in passing to and from their feeding grounds


Translation of 'runway' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a wide path from which aircraft take off and on which they land
The plane landed on the runway.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: aanloopbaan Arabic flag Arabic: مَدْرَج الطّائِرَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: писта
Brazilian flag Brazilian: pista Czech flag Czech: rozjezdová, přistávací dr German flag German: die Rollbahn
Danish flag Danish: startbane; landingsbane Greek flag Greek: διάδρομος απογείωσης, προ Spanish flag Spanish: pista (de despegue/aterri
Estonian flag Estonian: lennurada Farsi flag Farsi: باند فرودگاه Finnish flag Finnish: kiitorata
French flag French: piste (d'envol/d'atterris Hebrew flag Hebrew: מַסלוּל Hindi flag Hindi: दौड़ पथ, धावन पथ, खांचा,
Croatian flag Croatian: avionska pista Hungarian flag Hungarian: kifutópálya; leszállópály Indonesian flag Indonesian: landasan pacu
Icelandic flag Icelandic: flugbraut Italian flag Italian: pista Japanese flag Japanese: 滑走路
Korean flag Korean: 활주로 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pakilimo ir nusileidimo t Latvian flag Latvian: skrejceļš
Malay flag Malay: landasan Dutch flag Dutch: startbaan Norwegian flag Norwegian: rullebane, start-/landing
Polish flag Polish: pas, startowy Persian flag Persian: باند فرودگاه Pashto flag Pashto: فراری،د الوتکی د ځغاستی ل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: pista Romanian flag Romanian: pistă (de decolare/de ate Russian flag Russian: взлётно-посадочная полоса
Slovak flag Slovak: rozjazdová / pristávacia Slovenian flag Slovenian: vzletno-pristajalna steza Serbian flag Serbian: pista
Swedish flag Swedish: start-, landningsbana Thai flag Thai: ทางขึ้นลงของเครื่องบิน Turkish flag Turkish: pist
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 飛機跑道 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: злітно-посадкова смуга Urdu flag Urdu: جہاز کے اترنے کا راستہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đường băng Chinese flag Chinese: 飞机跑道

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