Definition of taxiway
: a usually paved strip for taxiing (as from the terminal to a runway) at an airport
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Recent Examples of taxiway from the Web
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Customers exited the aircraft on the taxiway and were bused to the terminal safely.
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Airport staff said the plane landed and was on the taxiway when the cabin filled with smoke.
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The Air Canada pilots mistook the taxiway for the runway next to it.
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In one case, an Air Canada flight almost landed on a taxiway jammed with four planes awaiting departure.
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Rather than lining up toward a runway, the plane descended toward a taxiway where three United Airlines flights and a Philippine Airlines flight were waiting to take off.
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According to Phoenix police Officer James Holmes, the man ran onto the tarmac and then made his way to the taxiway.
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The Port Authority’s primary responsibility in a winter storm is to clear snow and ice from the runways and taxiways.
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The mobilization began shortly after 7 p.m. Friday at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Austin, as two light-utility Lakota helicopters carrying a total of four service members lifted off from the taxiway and flew south past a fading sun.
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First Known Use of taxiway
circa 1933
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