taxiway
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of taxiway
Example Sentences
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Less than two minutes later, the emergency vehicle en route to United 2384 requests permission to cross the same runway, via taxiway D. After a slight hesitation, the controller gives the green light.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
After the collision, passengers deplaned on the taxiway and took buses back to the terminal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
A flooded taxiway meant planes were unable to reach the runway to take off and passengers were left stranded in the terminal building,at Dubai International Airport.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 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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