runway light

collocation in English

meaningsofrunwayandlight

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runway
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrʌn.weɪ/us
/ˈrʌn.weɪ/
a long, level piece of ground with a specially prepared smooth, hard surface on which aircraft take off ...
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light
adjective
uk
/laɪt/us
/laɪt/
not weighing ...
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(Definition ofrunwayandlightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Neither the plane nor any of the passengers were injured, but arunwaylightwas damaged.
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In 1948 winter operations started when a hangar andrunwaylightwas operating.
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Built within the memorial, is an oldrunwaylight.
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That gives us runway lights.
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This section also lists the frequencies that are allowed to control runway lights via pilot controlled lighting.
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The runway lights were installed during that time.
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It is 1.2 km long and does not have any runway lights.
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During the following days, the airfield was fitted with an electric generator and the runway lit with electric lights.
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The rain was now heavy enough that the runway lights were visible only intermittently after each windscreen wiper stroke.
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The runway lights had also been looted, but were reportedly replaced and illuminated at the time.
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They had been off course for several minutes and clicked on the runway lights, something not usually done in good visibility.
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The airport's hours of operation were extended in 1959 when runway lights were installed, enabling flights to takeoff and land at night.
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There are no runway lights, and there is no watch tower.
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In a separate project in 1941, runway lights were added, as well as obstruction lights in the nearby fields.
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All were intact and in usable condition, including runway lights, as were the control tower, landing lights, three large hangars and a machine shop building.
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Runway 31 has a simplified cross approach lighting, threshold, edge and end of runway lights.
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Approaches were made low over the treetops and landing was made without runway lights.
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At times the brief illumination of the runway lights could provide sufficient bearing for the attacking aircraft.
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