La pista d'aterratge
Example: L'avió va tocar la pista d'aterratge sense problemes.
Definition
"La pista d'aterratge" refers to the runway at an airport where airplanes land and take off. It is a paved or specially prepared strip of ground designed to accommodate the safe arrival and departure of aircraft.
Etymology
The phrase "la pista d'aterratge" comes from Catalan, where "pista" means track or runway, and "aterratge" derives from the verb meaning to land, from Latin roots related to earth or ground. Did you know? The word "pista" originally referred to a track or trail, evolving to mean runway in aviation contexts.
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"La pista d'aterratge" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (A2) - set 1", containing 125 commonly used words.
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