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 For now, Chesky said he is focused on using AI to extend Airbnb’s own growth runway. — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 Temperatures cooled in England, but the impact from the driest July on record was on display as a grass fire temporarily shut down the southern runway at Heathrow Airport in London on Thursday. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 The object turned out to be a drone armed with explosives and was discovered in a secure cargo area near the southern runway. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Aug. 2026 His comments came a day after German authorities said a drone carrying an explosive device was found near the airport’s south runway, where cargo flights operate, forcing the temporary suspension of all flights. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 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
  • In the past, drug traffickers approached the community seeking to build a clandestine airstrip inside their territory.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of airstrip
Noun
  • Petit Ermitage is an intimate boutique hotel on a quiet residential street in West Hollywood.
    — Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • And when interstates back up, the adjacent surface streets do, too.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 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
  • Heavy deposits could collapse roofs, contaminate water, damage machinery, bury crops, disrupt power networks, and make roads difficult to use.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Torrential downpours routinely inundate roads and railway lines, disrupt air and rail traffic.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 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
  • Bicycle advocates are calling for immediate changes to local roads and bike infrastructure after 10 bicyclists have been killed on Sacramento-area roadways so far this year.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Prior to his car going off the roadway, investigators have not ruled out the possibility that Howard suffered a medical episode, according to the release.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of roadway
Noun
  • Surveillance video of the incident shows the white vehicle involved in the collision sideswiping a car in the opposite lane, then careening toward the crosswalk that moments earlier a pedestrian had entered with a dog.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Surveillance video allegedly shows the truck crossing into oncoming traffic to pass two vehicles before cutting back into its lane.
    — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of lane
Noun
  • For example, in the San Fernando Valley, a person could leave the car at home when in walking proximity to bus lines on major thoroughfares, such as Line 165 on Vanowen Street that connects Burbank to West Hills.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Much of the action centers on Warren Street, a lively main thoroughfare lined with independent boutiques, art galleries, vintage shops, bookstores, cafés, and farm-to-table eateries.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of thoroughfare

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