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runway

noun as in track

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A legal challenge to the government's decision to approve a second runway at Gatwick Airport has been filed at the High Court, campaigners have said.

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Two-mile runway can accommodate military transport planes, surveillance aircraft and jet fighters.

The small plane crashed on the runway and the pilot, who was from the Leeds area, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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First, as the team charter taxied to the runway, a fuel pump alert came on in the cockpit, forcing the aircraft to return to its gate.

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“We see a significant runway for growth overseas, given other social platforms have established a strong presence in countries outside the U.S.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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