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runway

run·way

UK/ˈɹʌnweɪ/ US/ˈɹʌnˌweɪ/ fairly common informal

noun

1.

a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.

2.

a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land

Origin

From run + way.

Phrases

  • aerial runway
  • runway model
  • Tyrolean runway

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