(surface runway)
11runway — [[t]rʌ̱nweɪ[/t]] runways N COUNT: usu the N At an airport, the runway is the long strip of ground with a hard surface which an aeroplane takes off from or lands on. The plane started taxiing down the runway …
12runway contamination — The presence of dirt, grease, rubber, or other materials on runway surfaces that adversely affect normal aircraft operation or that chemically attack the pavement surface …
13runway — run|way [ˈrʌnweı] n 1.) a long specially prepared hard surface like a road on which aircraft land and take off 2.) AmE a long narrow part of a stage that stretches out into the area where the ↑audience sits British Equivalent: catwalk …
14runway — noun (C) 1 a long specially prepared hard surface like a road on which aircraft land and take off 2 AmE a long narrow part of a stage that stretches out into the area where the audience sits …
15runway — n. 1 a specially prepared surface along which aircraft take off and land. 2 a trail to an animals watering place. 3 an incline down which logs are slid. 4 a raised gangway in a theatre, fashion display, etc …
16paved surface — noun a level horizontal surface covered with paving material • Hypernyms: ↑horizontal surface, ↑level • Hyponyms: ↑apron, ↑pavement, ↑paving, ↑road surface, ↑runway, ↑ …
17water on runway — Whenever there is water on the runway, a description of the runway surface conditions on the center half of the width of the runway, including the possible assessment of water depth, should be made using the following terms: i. Damp runway. A… …
18primary surface — A rectangular surface longitudinally centered about a runway. Its width is a variable dimension, and it usually extends 200 ft (60 m) beyond each end of the runway when the runway has a specially prepared hard surface. When the runway has no… …
19Ice Runway — Coordinates: 77°51′14″S 166°28′07″E / 77.85389°S 166.46861°E / 77.85389; 166.46861 …
20contaminated runway — A runway that has standing water, ice, snow, frost, heavy rubber, or other substances present on its surface. A runway is contaminated with respect to rubber deposits or other friction degrading substances when the average friction value for any… …
