Meanings
adjectiverunwaylike (comparative more runwaylike, superlative most runwaylike)
comparative more runwaylike · superlative most runwaylike
- Resembling or characteristic of a runway.
There are no straight lines in nature, so the runwaylike precision of the canals is startling to the eye, wildly incongruous amid the natural curves of the bayous and lakes.
2003, Mike Tidwell, Bayou farewell: the rich life and tragic death of Louisiana's Cajun coast
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APA
runwaylike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runwaylike
MLA
“runwaylike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runwaylike. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “runwaylike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runwaylike.
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