Definition
A runway is a long, clear strip of land at an airport where planes take off and land. It can also mean the narrow stage where models walk during a fashion show.
Etymology
From *run* + *way*, originally meaning a path along which something runs or moves. It was adopted into aviation to describe the long path used by aircraft.
Kelly Says
Both planes and fashion models share the same word, *runway*, because it’s really about a dramatic, focused path for movement. In both cases, everything is about the moment of launch—into the air or into public attention. English loves reusing old words for new technologies instead of inventing totally new ones.
Translations
ARالعربية
ممر طيران
mam-mar ta-y-ran
CSČeština
vzletovka
vz-le-tov-ka
DADansk
flyvebane
fly-ve-bane
DEDeutsch
Startbahn
shtahrt-bahn
ELΕλληνικά
διαδρόμος
dia-dro-mos
FISuomi
lentotie
len-to-tie
HAHA
tashar jira
ta-shar ji-ra
HUMagyar
futópálya
fu-to-pa-lya
IDBahasa Indonesia
landasan pacu
lan-da-san pa-cu
MSBahasa Melayu
landasan pacu
lan-da-san pa-cu
MYမြန်မာ
လျှောက်
ly-shouk
NLNederlands
tartan
tar-tan
NONorsk
flystripe
fly-stripe
PLPolski
lotnisko
lot-nis-ko
SVSvenska
flygplan
flyg-plan
SWKiswahili
ukumbi wa ndege
u-ku-m-bi wa n-de-ge
THไทย
ทางเดินแบบ
tang-der-ni-ba-p
TLTL
paglalagan
pa-g-la-la-gan
UKУкраїнська
злітно-посадкова смуга
zlit-no-po-sad-ko-va smu-ga
VITiếng Việt
sân bay
san-bay
ZUZU
amathuba
a-ma-thu-ba