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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

/ ˈæɪˌɱɪ /

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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of taxiway1

1930–35; taxi ( v. ) + way 1
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This would involve building a new terminal, new taxiways and increasing the capacity in the existing terminal.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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