runway

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runway/ˈrʌnweɪ/

▶noun

• 1 a strip of hard ground along which aircraft take off and land.

• 2 N. Amer. a raised gangway extending into an auditorium; a catwalk.

• 3 an animal run.

• 4 a chute down which logs are slid.