running day

noun

Any of the days occupied on a voyage, etc., under a charter, including Sundays.

“The bus museum's next running day is August 12. Come along and enjoy a ride on one of our vintage buses!”

Meanings

nounrunning day (plural running days)

plural running days

  1. Any of the days occupied on a voyage, etc., under a charter, including Sundays.
  2. A day on which vehicles, locomotives, etc., are run or driven, especially when these are otherwise kept or exhibited statically, such as at a museum.

    The bus museum's next running day is August 12. Come along and enjoy a ride on one of our vintage buses!

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “running day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/running%20day.

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