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 Below, a look at some of our favorite mythical runway looks for latter-day Penelopes and Athenas. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 July 2026 Paul Brown, developer of the solar farm, said although there is concern of the proximity of the runway, there have been no incidents of crashes near solar farms on or adjacent to other airports around the world. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026 And with an early bye in Week 5, Fortner — if given the gig in Week 1 — can provide a runway for someone like Hecht or Nick Samac to watch and learn from him. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2026 If Steve Freaking Yzerman ran out of time, how much runway can a new GM expect to get? — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 July 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
  • The pilot suffered minor injuries while attempting to land at the private airstrip, according to ABC13, citing the Texas Department of Public Safety.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • There’s no airstrip, so the only way to leave and arrive is by ship, and Cape Town in South Africa is anything from seven to 13 days away, depending on the conditions.
    — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of airstrip
Noun
  • Standout among those streets is the neighbourhood of Shamibag in Dhaka, which is home to FIFA Goli (alley or lane in Bangla), which has been organised by Al Amin Hossain Robin.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Japanese festivals often serve as ways for deities to be brought into the streets for sacred or ritual purposes while also bringing communities together in celebration.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 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
  • What’s different this time is getting to the Diner, as both Santa Monica Blvd (which the Diner faces) and Sunset Blvd are seeing extended road work – some of it due to a water main that burst on July 16.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Two Boston city councilors are pushing for a change in city law that would require Mayor Michelle Wu to report street projects annually as Wu faces criticism for stalling road work before a city employee was killed by a truck.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • Those who don’t want to drive to Roy’s can actually fly into the desert landing strip behind the cafe (which was apparently one of California’s first airfields of any kind).
    — Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
  • Bees evolved eyes tuned to floral landing strips painted in wavelengths that humans can’t detect.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Definition of landing strip
Noun
  • Cal Fire officials said night-flying helicopters attacked spot fires overnight while bulldozers cut a fire line along a ridge east of Sand Creek Road after flames crossed the roadway.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
  • Shaking from a quake could damage wharves, piers, buildings and roadway above the seawall.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of roadway
Noun
  • The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization will reconsider its decision to end support for the funding agreement for the Interstate 77 South toll lane project in September.
    — DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2026
  • In the same document, the FHWA said that adding a bike lane could cut crashes on a two-lane road by as much as 30%.
    — Joel Rose, NPR, 16 July 2026
Definition of lane
Noun
  • Minus the dull thud of the boats gently colliding with the wooden posts they’re tied to, the normally busy thoroughfare is quiet.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
  • Officials in La Grange are looking at how to improve one of the main thoroughfares in town.
    — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of thoroughfare

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