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runway

noun

A strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land

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Word length
6
Starts with
R
Ends with
Y
Contains
UN
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
B1

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Pronunciation

ˈɹʌnweɪ

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noun

  1. A strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land

noun

  1. A narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.

noun

  1. A chute down which logs can slide

noun

  1. 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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