piano keys

noun

The large white striped section at the ends of a runway, used as a landing aiming point and as a distance indicator.

Meanings

nounpiano keys pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyslangaeronauticsThe large white striped section at the ends of a runway, used as a landing aiming point and as a distance indicator.
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APA

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Chicago

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