runway

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about runway at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. A bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll.
2. A chute down which logs can slide.
3. A narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.