διάδρομος

Greek

Etymology

διά- (diá-, “across”) +‎ δρόμος (drómos, “way”)

Noun

διάδρομος • (diádromos) m (plural διάδρομοι)

  1. corridor, passage (in building, train, etc)
  2. passage, way (cleared space through crowd)
  3. (nautical) strait (sea way)
  4. (sports) lane (on athletics running track)
  5. (aviation) runway
    διάδρομος απογείωσης ― diádromos apogeíosis ― takeoff runway
    διάδρομος προσγείωσης ― diádromos prosgeíosis ― landing runway

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