| Main Entry: | runway |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | track |
Synonyms: |
airstrip, channel, groove, passageway, path, platform, ramp, road, strip, tarmac |
| Main Entry: | airport |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center for transportation by air |
Synonyms: |
aerodome, airdrome, airfield, airstrip, hangar, helipad, heliport, home plate, installation, landing strip, runway, strip |
| Main Entry: | channel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pathway, usually containing water |
Synonyms: |
approach, aqueduct, arroyo, artery, avenue, canal, canyon, carrier, chamber, chase, conduit, course, dig, ditch, duct, fluting, furrow, gouge, groove, gully, gutter, main, means, medium, pass, passage, pipe, raceway, route, runway, sewer, slit, sound, strait, tideway, trough, tube, tunnel, vein, watercourse, way |
| Main Entry: | chute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ramp, slope |
Synonyms: |
channel, course, fall, gutter, incline, rapid, runway, slide, trough |
| Notes: | a chute is a sloping channel through which things can descend; shoot, as a noun, is a sprout, a bud, young leaf, or other new growth on a plant; shoot, as a verb, means to hit with a missile from a weapon - fire a shot - make a film or photograph of something - move quickly and violently |
| Main Entry: | landing strip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | runway for aircraft |
Synonyms: |
aerodrome, air base, airfield, airport, airstrip, flight strip, landing field, runway, strip, takeoff strip, taxiway |