runway

n. airstrip, strip of pavement on which airplanes take off and land; narrow platform that stretches from a stage into the audience, catwalk; passageway for domestic animals; passageway or path along which something runs

This article is about airport runways. For fashion model runways, see catwalk. For the ITV quiz programme "Runway", see Runway (game show). A runway (RWY) is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (grass, dirt, or gravel).
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Noun
1. a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.
(hypernym) platform
2. a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land
(hypernym) paved surface
(part-holonym) airfield, landing field, flying field, field

(n.)
The channel of a stream.
  

(n.)
The beaten path made by deer or other animals in passing to and from their feeding grounds.
  

A defined rectangular area on an airport prepared for the landing or takeoff of airplanes. (FAA12)

A straight path on land, used for the landing and takeoff of aircraft. (DOI4)