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 This increasingly seamless connection between runway collections and store stock heralds a new meaning for commercial, repositioning the role of the runway. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 The robust schedule features runway shows, exhibitions, educational discussions, in-store events, vintage pop-ups, and more. — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 The old terminal’s proximity to the runway meant some gates were limited to smaller planes, such as Southwest’s 137-seat Boeing 737-700. — Annita Katee, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 Emma Stone wasted little time taking Louis Vuitton‘s spring 2027 collection off the runway. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 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 most experienced safari planners handle every detail, including the best air routes, airstrip conditions, and baggage-weight limits.
    — Liz Wheeler, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026
  • In June, citing concerns related to hurricane season, DHS said all detainees at the Florida state-run center located at an isolated airstrip in the Everglades were transferred to other facilities.
    — Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of airstrip
Noun
  • This network, which comprises 14% of city streets where 75% of crashes occur, was updated in the new Vision Zero action plan.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The interiors lean soft with warm textures and plenty of natural light, while rooms (despite being near a busy shopping street) are designed to keep you peaceful and comfortable.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 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
  • Russian assaults since Thursday have forced the full or partial closure of three of Kyiv's six road bridges, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks in the Ukrainian capital.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Chinese, Russian troops train together The PLA contingent traveled to Russia by road, rail and air and participated in the preparatory phase alongside forces from Russia, Belarus, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • About 10 flies used the back kitchen area oven as a landing strip.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of landing strip
Noun
  • According to the call log, a witness told police a vehicle was traveling at a high speed, suddenly hit the brakes and went off the roadway, down an embankment.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The impact threw his rear-seat passenger out of the car onto the roadway.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of roadway
Noun
  • Ultra small-scale events, on the other hand, are also carving out a lane for themselves in the ecosystem.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Investigators obtained dash camera footage that showed Whittmore crossing into the opposite lane of traffic in the same area a day earlier in an apparent attempt to crash head-on into a garbage truck, the Sheriff’s Office statement said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of lane
Noun
  • This, Rostov’s main thoroughfare, wasn’t illuminated by the familiar bright glare of its many street lamps, or by light from its windows, now blacked out, but emerged from the darkness all the more gently in a milky cloak of moonlight.
    — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The massive project funded from 13 federal, state and local agencies, gives a glimpse of what’s to come for Long Beach thoroughfares.
    — Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of thoroughfare

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