runway vs track

runway

noun
  • A defined, narrow section of land or an artificial structure used for access. 

  • In javelin, long jump, and similar events: a short track along which athletes can accelerate themselves for their jumps or throws. 

  • A stream bed. 

  • Hence, the number of months that a startup company can operate by using up its cash reserves. 

  • The usual path taken by deer or other wild animals, such as from a forest to a water source. 

  • A narrow walkway (often on a platform) extending from a stage on which people walk, especially one used by models during fashion shows. 

  • A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from. 

track

noun
  • A tract or area, such as of land. 

  • A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc. 

  • The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree. 

  • Physical course; way. 

  • The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc. 

  • The pitch. 

  • A road or other similar beaten path. 

  • The direction and progress of someone or something; path. 

  • Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring. 

  • A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence. 

  • The street, as a prostitute's place of work. 

  • A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors. 

  • A themed set of talks within a conference. 

  • A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal. 

  • The way or rails along which a train moves. 

  • Sound stored on a record. 

  • The physical track on a record. 

  • A mark left by something that has passed along. 

  • The racing events of track and field; track and field in general. 

verb
  • To create music using tracker software. 

  • To make sense; to be consistent with known information 

  • To monitor the movement of a person or object. 

  • To traverse; to move across. 

  • To create a musical recording (a track). 

  • To exhibit good cognitive function. 

  • To discover the location of a person or object by following traces. 

  • To make tracks on or to leave in the form of tracks. 

  • To tow. 

  • To match the movement or change of a person or object. 

  • To travel so that a moving object remains in shot. 

  • To follow the tracks of. 

  • To move. 

  • To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time. 

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