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taxiway

[ tak-see-wey ]

noun

  1. any surface area of an airport used for taxiing airplanes to and from a runway, parking apron, terminal, etc.


taxiway

/ ˈtæksɪˌweɪ /

noun

  1. a marked path along which aircraft taxi to or from a runway, parking area, etc Also calledtaxi stripperitrack
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of taxiway1

1930–35; taxi ( v. ) + way 1
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Example Sentences

Satellite images showed damage at the Israeli Air Force's Nevatim base, which houses F-35 fighter planes, including craters on a runway and taxiway.

From BBC

A US bomb buried at a Japanese airport exploded on Wednesday, causing a crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights.

From BBC

The pilots of one plane were distracted as they proceeded down the wrong taxiway, the agency found.

United flight 2091 to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport aborted takeoff after flames were reported around 2 p.m. while the aircraft was still on the taxiway, the FAA said.

The satellite image corresponds to footage earlier released by the Israeli military, which showed construction equipment working on the damaged taxiway.

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