different between roadway vs runway

English

Etymology

From Middle English *rodeway, *radewey (attested in radewey-stile (literally “roadway-stile”)), equivalent to road +? way; road had the early sense of "riding" when the compound was formed, thus originally "a way for riding on".

Noun

roadway (plural roadways)

1. A way used as a road.
2. The main or central portion of a road, used by the vehicles.
3. The portion of a bridge or railway used by traffic.

Translations

See also

• verge
• sidewalk

English

Etymology

run +? way.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???nwe?/
• IPA^(key): /???n?we?/, /???n-/
• Hyphenation: run?way

Noun

runway (plural runways)

1. A defined, narrow section of land or an artificial structure used for access.
2. The usual path taken by deer or other wild animals, such as from a forest to a water source.
3. A narrow walkway (often on a platform) extending from a stage on which people walk, especially one used by models during fashion shows.
4. (athletics) In javelin, long jump, and similar events: a short track along which athletes can accelerate themselves for their jumps or throws.
5. (aviation) A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from.
6. (slang) Hence, the number of months that a startup company can operate on its cash reserves.
7. A stream bed.

Synonyms

• (walkway extending from a stage): catwalk

Hypernyms

• way

Hyponyms

• (section of land for airplanes): airstrip, landing strip

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Czech: runway

Translations

Further reading

• runway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• runway (fashion) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• runway (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• unwary, unwray

Czech

Etymology

From English runway.

Noun

runway f

1. runway (section for landing or take-off)

Synonyms

• ranvej

Further reading

• runway in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu
• runway in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz