taxiway
noun
taxi·way
ˈtak-sē-ˌwā 
: a usually paved strip for taxiing (as from the terminal to a runway) at an airport
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Passengers were deplaned on the taxiway and bussed to a terminal.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Update: Crews have successfully treated airfield surfaces and the runways and taxiways at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) are open for flight operations.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
The wingtip of an American Airlines plane hit another American Airlines plane on a taxiway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed in a preliminary statement that the wingtip of American Airlines Flight 5490 struck American Airlines Flight 4522 on a taxiway at DCA at around 12:45 p.m. local time.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Update: Crews have successfully treated airfield surfaces and the runways and taxiways at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) are open for flight operations.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
The wingtip of an American Airlines plane hit another American Airlines plane on a taxiway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed in a preliminary statement that the wingtip of American Airlines Flight 5490 struck American Airlines Flight 4522 on a taxiway at DCA at around 12:45 p.m. local time.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Taxiway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxiway. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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