runway in WordNet English dictionary

1. a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
   track  rail  rails  runway 
   
2. a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land
   runway 
   
3. a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.
   runway 
   
4. a chute down which logs can slide
   runway