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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Whenever birds are on the airfield – most often killdeer or geese in the West Virginia vicinity – the tower communicates with Keyser over the radio to command the dogs to run them off, rain or shine, from the taxiways to the grassy areas next to the fence.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 13 June 2025
They were then shuttled off the taxiway and back to the terminal.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Then, for each airplane, draw a line connecting these points: If a plane has to go from runway 4L down taxiway K to gate C80, draw a line that connects the points for runway 4L, taxiway K and gate C80.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 12 May 2025
The airport is looking to bolster cargo-handling abilities by building a new domestic terminal and taxiway, and expanding an international terminal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Apr. 2025
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 13 June 2025
They were then shuttled off the taxiway and back to the terminal.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Then, for each airplane, draw a line connecting these points: If a plane has to go from runway 4L down taxiway K to gate C80, draw a line that connects the points for runway 4L, taxiway K and gate C80.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 12 May 2025
The airport is looking to bolster cargo-handling abilities by building a new domestic terminal and taxiway, and expanding an international terminal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Taxiway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxiway. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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