runway

Definition

• n. a chute down which logs can slide
• n. a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.
• n. a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land

Word forms

Plural

runways

Example sentences

1. n.

   The airplane took off smoothly from the runway.

2. n.

   The factory installed a new runway for the overhead crane.