Runwaylike

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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."

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

From runway + -like.

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