also: ランウエイ · ランウェー · ランウエー
Specifically the platform where models walk during a fashion show. Not used for airport runways.
The way models walk on the runway is very elegant.
Refers to an airport runway. The native Japanese term 滑走路 (かっそうろ) is more common in formal or technical contexts, but ランウェイ is used in fashion/aviation crossover or casual speech.
See also: 滑走路
The brand unveiled its new collection on the runway at Paris Fashion Week.
The airplane took off from the runway.
An airport runway is also called 滑走路.
Variant spelling with ウエ instead of ウェ; less common but still encountered.
Rare variant combining ウエ and long vowel mark; search-only.
Borrowed from English 'runway'. The variant spellings reflect different adaptations of the English pronunciation into katakana.