runway

noun

Definition of runwaynext
1
as in airstrip

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2
as in street

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Recent Examples of runway Sure, attending runway shows, interviewing celebrities, and trying on the chicest clothing is fun. — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026 Liquid cooling is the solution, with ample runway still ahead. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 The sand is abundant and wide open, as Villano Beach offers a ton of runway to set up a tent or giant umbrella and stake your claim for the majority of the day. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Eight minutes to build, powered flight up to 200 miles, no runway required. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for runway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runway
  1. airstrip
  2. street
  3. landing field
  4. road
  5. landing strip
  6. roadway
  7. lane
  8. thoroughfare
Noun
  • Still, the scale of the construction shows that Lop Nur is becoming much more than an isolated desert airstrip.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The neighborhood Phaplu is a Himalayan village with an airstrip where helicopters and small planes arrive from Kathmandu.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of airstrip
Noun
  • Hundreds of people were getting killed every year at street-level crossings, and to quell the public outcry, the railroads scrambled to elevate freight tracks citywide at their own expense.
    — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Before the terrible day was over firehouses, street corners and parks became mourning places.
    — Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of street
Noun
  • The teens were evaluated by medical personnel at a landing field before they were released, rescuers said.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
  • But thanks to Andrew Cuomo’s time as governor, the once awful Third World landing field in Queens now matches Fiorello the man in superlatives.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of landing field
Noun
  • Tariffs on cement, road salt and hospital pads were removed and replaced with duties on all-terrain vehicles, some cheeses and motorboats.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Some might be taken on the road and featured in live appearances, or at least have their stories recorded and included in campaign ads.
    — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • Constructing Alligator Alcatraz Located on a remote landing strip surrounded by Big Cypress National Preserve, about 6 miles north of Everglades National Park, Alligator Alcatraz sparked controversy from the beginning.
    — The Conversation, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Ground crews worked quickly to clear the landing strip before the flight’s return.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of landing strip
Noun
  • On Tuesday the city of Malibu reported a sinkhole in a beachfront property driveway on Sea Level Drive, a roadway that abuts the ocean.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The pandemic brought a huge spike in roadway fatalities on the state’s roads, which peaked in 2022.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of roadway
Noun
  • Expect the trend to sharpen into its own lane over the next 12 to 18 months, with three plausible developments worth tracking.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The turning-lane design — as well as a new roundabout just down the road at Boise Avenue — could reduce crashes by 31%, according to the appeal.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of lane
Noun
  • Two years later, Wong became one of the key leaders of the city’s Umbrella Movement protests that rallied thousands of predominantly young people to the streets to call for greater democracy by blocking major thoroughfares for 79 straight days.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
  • At Aizomê, a stylish Japanese restaurant shrouded by a thick wall of trees just off São Paulo’s main thoroughfare, Avenida Paulista, the food is both recognizable to devotees of Japanese cuisine and distinctly Brazilian.
    — Tomé Morrissy-Swan, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of thoroughfare

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