runwaylike

runwaylike

English

Etymology

runway +‎ -like

Adjective

runwaylike (comparative more runwaylike, superlative most runwaylike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a runway.
   • 2003, Mike Tidwell, Bayou farewell: the rich life and tragic death of Louisiana's Cajun coast

     There are no straight lines in nature, so the runwaylike precision of the canals is startling to the eye, wildly incongruous amid the natural curves of the bayous and lakes.