noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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long
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Today it is a military base with a long runway from which B-52 bombers were launched during the Gulf war.
main
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He said nothing until the machine was ready for take-off, moving forward to the main runway .
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Toy trucks moved between hangars; a minute tractor drove slowly down the main runway .
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The new apron will provide accommodation for 10 aircraft while new taxiways will provide easier access to the main runway .
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A granite memorial to these Groups stands at the end of the former main runway . 2.
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Appropriately the figure looks towards the approach of what was the Croft airfield's main runway .
short
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The airliner struck the ground some 50 metres short of the runway , turned over and burst into flames.
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Further into the future, new forms of aircraft may work just fine on short runways .
■ NOUN
airport
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The coffin was miles away at the far end of an aisle that was like an airport runway .
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It is roughly 16 miles northwest of the Miami airport runway .
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Diamond-tipped milling wheels are used to groove airport runways and station platforms to improve their friction when wet, thus preventing slipping.
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Massive concrete barriers had been erected across the airport runways at Laoag, Marcos's chief power base.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A bird sitting on a runway can only detect an increase in sound when the plane is just 600 to 800m away.
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Edwards had a dream in which many of his friends and relatives were blocking the path down the triple-jump runway .
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Home territory is the disused runway at the Dalton Barracks in Abingdon.
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It was this, unfinished, runway that I landed on.
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Without a moment's hesitation Stirling's jeep headed for the runway , the fighting formation behind him.