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 The spirit of a '90s summer vacation is alive and well in tropics-print caftans like this fresh-off-the-runway one from SHAN's SS27 Collection. — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 2 July 2026 Actress Jemima Kirke is spotted filming for the Marc Jacobs Spring 2027 runway show on June 29 in New York City. — Brendan Le Updated, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 That could mean dismantling the 10,500-foot runway the county installed there in the 1960s, before environmental groups — led by Marjory Stoneman Douglas — rose up to block what was supposed to be the country’s largest airport. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 The funding comes through the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program, which supports projects including runway and taxiway rehabilitation, lighting and signage upgrades, noise mitigation and other infrastructure improvements. — Bay City News, Mercury News, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for runway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runway
  1. airstrip
  2. street
  3. landing strip
  4. road
  5. roadway
  6. lane
  7. thoroughfare
  8. route
Noun
  • My first glimpse of an elephant came as our safari game viewer bumped along the road from the airstrip to camp.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
  • All the of people kept at the isolated airstrip had been sent to other facilities.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of airstrip
Noun
  • Parents pushed strollers with infants, as men, women and children of all ages crammed onto the street.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The bike lane is raised a little from the street, and then the sidewalk is raised a little from the bike lane.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of street
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
  • Go wine tasting right in town, or do your research and drive the Nevada County foothill roads to a few local wineries with pretty tasting rooms.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
  • Entire buildings and roads were submerged in Accra on Monday, cutting off access to several areas of the Ghanian capital and in the neighboring city of Tema.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • The suspect’s vehicle entered a closed roadway on Interstate 20 at the 420 exit near Aledo and struck an 18-wheeler, the release states.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
  • Police said the tractor-trailer veered off the roadway and overturned.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of roadway
Noun
  • The sheriff's office said Butler failed to maintain a single lane before leaving the roadway and crashing through the side of the home.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Butler allegedly failed to drive in a single lane, left the roadway and crashed through the front of a two-story brick residence, according to the sheriff's office.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of lane
Noun
  • The unearthed quarters included north-south thoroughfares intersected by east-west streets, forming open squares and public spaces, said Hisham el-Leithy, secretary general of the supreme council of antiquities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • Others outside proudly waved their flags on the neighborhood thoroughfare, Westwood Boulevard.
    — Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of thoroughfare
Noun
  • The new proposal for the future of the global commercial shipping route was first reported by The New York Times, citing an Iranian official and four diplomats with knowledge of the matter.
    — Abigail Williams, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • Reynolds was on her USPS route when the incident happened, Postal Inspector Jessica Adams told USA TODAY.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of route

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