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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At that time, the red stop lights embedded in the taxiway in front of the truck were illuminated, indicating the truck should not proceed.
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Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
The team in another truck, identified as Truck 1, moved to the front of the convoy of responders to wait at the taxiway intersection.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
The airport’s existing third runway will also be extended to two and a half miles to accommodate larger aircraft, with an additional 25 miles of new taxiways added to its infrastructure.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
The incident comes about a week after the FAA launched an investigation after a Frontier Airlines plane nearly collided with two trucks on a taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
The team in another truck, identified as Truck 1, moved to the front of the convoy of responders to wait at the taxiway intersection.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
The airport’s existing third runway will also be extended to two and a half miles to accommodate larger aircraft, with an additional 25 miles of new taxiways added to its infrastructure.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
The incident comes about a week after the FAA launched an investigation after a Frontier Airlines plane nearly collided with two trucks on a taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Taxiway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxiway. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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