1.
[syn: track, rail, rails, runway]
2. a chute down which logs can slide;
3. a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.;
4. a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Runway \Run"way`\, n.
1. The channel of a stream.
[1913 Webster]
2. The beaten path made by deer or other animals in passing
to and from their feeding grounds.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
catwalk \catwalk\ n.
1. A narrow walkway projecting from a stage into the seating
area of a theater; it is used, e. g. by models displaying
clothes on it at a fashion show. Called also runway.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2. A narrow walkway high in the air to allow workers access
to parts of a structure otherwise difficult to reach.
Catwalks are located, e.g. above a stage in a theater,
between parts of a building, along the side of a bridge,
on the outside of a railroad car, on the outside of a
large storage tank, etc.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
runway
n 1: a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the
railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can
roll [syn: track, rail, rails, runway]
2: a chute down which logs can slide
3: a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience
in a theater or nightclub etc.
4: a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and
land
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "runway":
airstrip, alameda, apron, beaten path, beaten track, berm,
bicycle path, boardwalk, bridle path, catwalk, clearway, esplanade,
fairway, fastwalk, flight deck, foot pavement, footpath, footway,
garden path, groove, hiking trail, landing deck, landing strip,
mall, parade, path, pathway, prado, promenade, public walk, run,
rut, sidewalk, strip, towing path, towpath, track, trail, trottoir,
walk, walkway