runway

noun

run·way | \ˈrən-ˌwā

Definition of runway

1a : a beaten path made by animals

b : a passageway for animals

2 : a paved strip of ground on a landing field for the landing and takeoff of aircraft

3a : a narrow platform from a stage into an auditorium

b : a platform along which models walk in a fashion show

4 : run sense 10b

5 : the area or path along which a jumper, pole vaulter, or javelin thrower runs

Examples of runway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

No one died despite a chaotic evacuation on the runway. — Bloomberg.com, "Metal Weakness in Southwest Jet Tests Limits of Safety Inspections," 19 Apr. 2018 Later, Mickey and Minnie Mouse even took a turn on the runway in Opening Ceremony garb, flanked by a festive marching band. — Cady Lang, Time, "Disney Character Models Took Over This Runway Show to Make Fashion a Much More Magical Place," 8 Mar. 2018 We are not represented on the runway, in the audience, or in the street style. — Lindsay Peoples, The Cut, "6 Women on What Full-Figured Fashion Week Means to Them," 29 June 2018 On a deserted airplane runway in Long Island, New York, sit a handful of 10-foot-tall shipping containers filled with pressurized tanks, cables, and machinery. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "Meet the Brooklyn rocket startup testing engines out of storage containers on Long Island," 26 June 2018 The announcement came hours after lawmakers backed construction of a third runway at Heathrow in a late-night vote Monday, giving the green light to a project that’s been held up for decades. — Rodrigo Orihuela, Bloomberg.com, "Heathrow’s Biggest Investor Plans to Move H.Q. Out of Britain," 26 June 2018 The location of a new runway in southeastern England has been debated for years amid concerns over pollution, traffic, and noise. — BostonGlobe.com, "UK Cabinet backs expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport," 5 June 2018 To help the tribe with its nascent business, the Federal Aviation Administration paved the runway in 1997 and made other improvements to the airport. — Annette Mcgivney, Outside Online, "300 Flights Through the Grand Canyon's Helicopter Alley," 24 May 2018 This May 19 video still from China's CCTV shows a Chinese H-6K bomber aircraft is seen flying along a runway in the South China Sea. — Missy Ryan, Washington Post, "Pentagon disinvites China from major naval exercise over South China Sea buildup," 23 May 2018

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