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two miles of asphalt where physics agrees to let metal pretend it's a bird
means A long, flat strip of paved ground where aircraft accelerate to take off and slow down to land — or, by extension, the catwalk where models walk and the time you have left before something happens.
from A plain compound of 'run' and 'way,' literally a way for running along. 'Run' traces back to Old English 'rinnan/iernan,' to flow or move swiftly, with cousins all across the Germanic family; 'way' comes from Old English 'weg,' a path or road, related to Latin 'via.' The word existed for any running track or channel before aviation borrowed it in the early 20th century for the strips planes needed for their long sprint into the air; fashion later lifted it for the model's straight walk, and 'runway' as remaining time leans on the same image of a runout before liftoff.
- length code
- painted numbers reveal the runway's compass heading
- black streaks
- tire marks from thousands of screaming touchdowns
- grooved surface
- cuts channel rain away to stop hydroplaning
- name origin
- borrowed from fashion catwalks, which came first
- longest one
- China's Qamdo airport stretches over three miles
fashion week paris runway — haute couture shows on runways in paris where chanel, dior, and louis vuitton debut collections twice yearly
lax runway 24l — los angeles international airport's longest runway at 12,922 feet, handles heaviest aircraft landings daily