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Runway noun - A strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land.
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Unfortunately, he's standing too close to the runway, and gets clipped right in the head by a plane as it lands.
Source: Deadline News - Brazils rainy climate, delays in carving water channeling grooves in the runway, and a number of close calls led pilots to believe that there would be a major crash involving the airport.
Source: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy -
That sequence, plus some close-ups in Galactica's hangar deck seem to indicate that the skids have some retractable(?) wheels which could be used for a conventional runway take-off and landing.
Source: Space Plane
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