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What is a runway?

What is a runway? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. a defined, usually paved section of land for airplanes to land on or take off from
  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
  5. (athletics) in long jump, javelin and similar events, a short track along which the athlete can accelerate themselves for their jump or throw
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A freshly paved runway ran East-West, with cavernous hangars and recently built barracks organized neatly along either side.
A heating method using oil-burning heaters arranged along the edge of an airfield runway was used during the second World War to disperse fog.
New gravel pits have been excavated along the Hudson Bay coast to supply material for road and runway construction.
Fashion designers have turned the runway into a fairyland of heavenly creations embroidered with vines and butterflies.
While in the flare, the edges of the runway in front of the airplane give better height perspective than the centerline does.
She strode down the runway in a flutter of organza, stopped, twirled, and smiled.

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