English noun: runway |
1. | runway (artifact) a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll |
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| Synonyms | rail, rails, track |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bar |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | third rail |
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| Part meronym | railroad, railroad track, railway, streetcar track, tramline, tramway |
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2. | runway (artifact) a chute down which logs can slide |
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| Broader (hypernym) | chute, slide, slideway, sloping trough |
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3. | runway (artifact) a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc. |
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| Broader (hypernym) | platform |
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4. | runway (artifact) a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land |
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| Broader (hypernym) | paved surface |
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| Part meronym | airfield, airstrip, field, flight strip, flying field, landing field, landing strip, strip |
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