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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Cellphone video taken by witnesses shows the taxiway engulfed in flames and thick black smoke billowing into the air.
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Flash flooding was reported throughout the area with parts of Interstates 43, 41 and 94 closed as of 3 a.m.
Mitchell International Airport reported just after 3 a.m. that all runways except one was flooded as well as most taxiways and an underpass tunnel.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The funding comes through the Airport Improvement Program, which earmarks funds for airport infrastructure projects, like runways, taxiways, noise mitigation, airport signage and airport lighting.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is also building a new taxiway, a project scheduled to finish in 2027.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 2 July 2025
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Flash flooding was reported throughout the area with parts of Interstates 43, 41 and 94 closed as of 3 a.m.
Mitchell International Airport reported just after 3 a.m. that all runways except one was flooded as well as most taxiways and an underpass tunnel.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The funding comes through the Airport Improvement Program, which earmarks funds for airport infrastructure projects, like runways, taxiways, noise mitigation, airport signage and airport lighting.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is also building a new taxiway, a project scheduled to finish in 2027.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 2 July 2025
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“Taxiway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxiway. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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