1
a
: a beaten path made by animals
b
: a passageway for animals
2
: a paved strip of ground on a landing field for the landing and takeoff of aircraft
3
a
: a narrow platform from a stage into an auditorium
b
: a platform along which models walk in a fashion show
4
5
: the area or path along which a jumper, pole-vaulter, or javelin thrower runs
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Another unexpected face on the runway?
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Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2025
On the runway, models such as Alva Claire, Iris Law and Lila Moss, daughter of Kate Moss, walked with punky prowess, boasting teased BumpIts and black eyeliner like an evil Austin Powers angel.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Livestreaming isn’t the same as actually being there and seeing the fabric flow, the textures, the audience reaction and the bashful designer with their head down, forced onto the runway at the end of each show.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Lopez posted lookbooks on Facebook and staged renegade runway shows—during, but outside, the main calendar of New York Fashion Week.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
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Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2025
On the runway, models such as Alva Claire, Iris Law and Lila Moss, daughter of Kate Moss, walked with punky prowess, boasting teased BumpIts and black eyeliner like an evil Austin Powers angel.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Livestreaming isn’t the same as actually being there and seeing the fabric flow, the textures, the audience reaction and the bashful designer with their head down, forced onto the runway at the end of each show.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Lopez posted lookbooks on Facebook and staged renegade runway shows—during, but outside, the main calendar of New York Fashion Week.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Runway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/runway. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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runway
noun
run·way
ˈrən-ˌwā 
2
: a paved strip of ground (as at an airport) for the landing and takeoff of aircraft
3
: a support (as a track, pipe, or trough) on which something runs
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