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UK
/ɹˈʌnweɪ/
]
[ US /ˈɹənˌweɪ/ ]
[ US /ˈɹənˌweɪ/ ]
NOUN
- a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
- a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land
- a chute down which logs can slide
- a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.
How To Use runway In A Sentence
- But he likes the feeling of pride he gets when marshaling a bomber plane to the runway for a launch - no matter the weather.
- The airport runway is lined with the rusted wrecks of other planes cannibalized for parts.
- The Bonanza crossed the runway threshold while the helicopter was still about 250 feet from a planned touchdown point of 1500 feet down the runway.
- Stylelist. com The Rapunzel-locked lovelies on Nanette Lepore's Fall 2010 runway looked like they had stepped straight out of, enamoring seen-it-all fashion statement on the red carpet while honoring tradition at the same WN.com - Articles related to Chocoholics unite for Chocolate Week
- The plane took off for LA, lost an engine as it climbed, and crashed just off the runway.
- This would lead to circling in the air or being left on runways. Times, Sunday Times
- An anti-runway warhead which is equipped with a delayed action fuse has the capability of penetrating reinforced concrete runways to a depth of nearly 0.5m.
- The coffee mug hovered halfway to his mouth, undrunk, as he watched Project Runway with rapt attention. My Fair Succubi
- They questioned whether air traffic controllers should have over-ruled Captain Fuchs and insisted on him using a remote runway.
- The pilot gets into a small bit of leftover wake turbulence, the rental aircraft wobbles just before touchdown and a wingtip catches the runway.
