runway
noun/ˈrʌnweɪ/
Frequency rank: #4,682 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a strip of ground used by aircraft for taking off and landing.
Example sentence
The plane accelerated down the runway before lifting into the sky.
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