runway

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈrʌnweɪ/, SAMPA: /"rVnweI/

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Noun

runway (plural runways)

1. an airstrip, a (usually) paved section on which planes land or take off
2. a narrow platform extending from a stage on which people walk, especially used by models in fashion shows
3. the usual path taken by deer or other wild animals, i.e. from the forest to the stream
4. a stream bed

Synonyms

• (platform for fashion shows): catwalk

Related terms

• landing strip

Translations

an airstrip, a usually paved section on which planes land or take off

Dutch: startbaan (nl) m. and f. Finnish: kiitotie (fi) French: piste (fr), piste d'atterrissage (fr) Italian: pista di atterraggio/decollo (it), pista (it) f. Portuguese: pista (pt), pista de pouso (pt)

Scottish Gaelic: raon-laighe (gd) m. Serbian: писта (sr) (pista) f. Spanish: pista (es) f., pista de aterrizaje (es) f., pista de despegue (es) f.

platform for fashion shows

Czech: molo (cs) n. German: Laufsteg m. Italian: passerella (it) f. Polish: wybieg (pl) m.

Portuguese: passarela (pt) f. Serbian: писта (sr) (pista) f. Spanish: pasarela (es) f.

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Translations to be checked

Dutch: Landingsbaan (1), Catwalk (2) French: piste f. (1) German: Landebahn f. (1), Rollbahn f. (1), Flussbett n. (4)

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