taxiway
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of taxiway
Example Sentences
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After the collision, passengers deplaned on the taxiway and took buses back to the terminal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
Two regional Delta Air Lines DAL 0.87%increase; green up pointing triangle jets collided late Wednesday on a taxiway at LaGuardia Airport while traveling at low speeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
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 ● Oct. 14, 2024
On March 8, a United Airlines flight that had landed at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston rolled into the grass as the plane, a Boeing 737, exited onto the taxiway, according to the F.A.A.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
At the snow-covered airfield were three dugouts, a runway, and a taxiway.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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