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Runway vs Tarmac - What's the difference?

runway | tarmac |

As nouns the difference between runway and tarmac

is that runway is an airstrip, a (usually) paved section on which planes land or take off while tarmac is the bituminous surface of a road.

As a verb tarmac is

to pave.

runway

English

(wikipedia runway)

Noun

(en noun)
  • an airstrip, a (usually) paved section on which planes land or take off
  • a narrow platform extending from a stage on which people walk, especially used by models in fashion shows
  • the usual path taken by deer or other wild animals, i.e. from the forest to the stream
  • a stream bed

    • Synonyms

    * (platform for fashion shows): catwalk

    Related terms

    * landing strip

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    tarmac

    English

    (wikipedia tarmac)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The bituminous surface of a road.
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  • (lb) The area of an airport where planes park or maneuver.

    • Usage notes

    * The tarmac is any area of an airfield that is paved. It is often used to describe planes that are still sitting on a paved surface due to some sort of delay.

    See also

    * asphalt

    Verb

  • (British, Canada) To pave.
  • * {{quote-book, 2008, Valerie Belsey, Exploring Green Lanes in North and North-West Devon citation
    • , passage=To your left is a green lane, partly tarmacked with chippings, which leads up to a little car-parking area. }}
  • * 2014 , Taking the rough with the smooth: Bolton residents anger over half-tarmaced road, ITV Granada:
    • Residents in Bolton are angry after workmen tarmaced only one half of their road leaving the other half strewn with potholes.
  • (aviation) To spend time idling on a runway, usually waiting for takeoff clearance.
  • * {{quote-book, 1989, Donald F. Wood & James C. Johnson, Contemporary Transportation citation
    • , passage="It is not unusual these days for the time spent tarmacking to exceed the time spent in the air, " said Senator John Danforth, R-Mo.}}

    Alternative forms

    * tarmack

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