Meanings (ES + gloss)
pasarela
A narrow walkway (often on a platform) extending from a stage on which people walk, especially one used by models during fashion shows.
At a time when “heroin chic” ruled the runway, the press tormented the granddaughter of Roald Dahl about her curvier body.
He halfheartedly paid attention to the flurry of activity on the runway, until a thunderous round of applause suddenly broke out. He then sat up straight, giving his full attention…
pista • pista de aterrizaje • pista de despegue
A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from.
Down at the end of the field when ready for the take-off, I'd taxi the ship off the runway and tell him why I did that—"so as not to block incoming ships," and I'd tell him at the…
Space Shuttle. A human-operated space vehicle launched by a rocket to orbit the Earth and then return to Earth and land undamaged on a runway like a conventional airplane.
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