taxiway
noun
taxi·way
ˈtak-sē-ˌwā 
: a usually paved strip for taxiing (as from the terminal to a runway) at an airport
Examples of taxiway in a Sentence
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When approaching a taxiway, the ground speed of the flight was higher than expected, the NTSB reported.
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Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2024
Passengers were evacuated after their United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 rolled off a taxiway and onto the grass at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Passengers deplaned on the taxiway and were bused to the terminal.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
This month, a jet landing in Houston rolled off an airport taxiway in Houston and got stuck in grass.
—David Koenig, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
One of its aircraft ran off a taxiway at Houston on Friday, another lost a tire after takeoff from San Francisco and a flame-spewing engine forced another into an emergency landing.
—Alicia Diaz, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2024
The $260 million construction of a new taxiway connecting the north and south airfields will receive $194 million in federal funding over five years.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2024
Denver International Airport, which just opened a new $51-million taxiway last fall, is getting another $26.6 million in federal funds to help replace the current baggage handling system with one that is more energy efficient and has greater capacity.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
The project included converting the previous runway into a taxiway, realigning 30th Street North, upgrading instrument-approach technology and installing new lights and signage.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2023
Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2024
Passengers were evacuated after their United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 rolled off a taxiway and onto the grass at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Passengers deplaned on the taxiway and were bused to the terminal.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
This month, a jet landing in Houston rolled off an airport taxiway in Houston and got stuck in grass.
—David Koenig, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
One of its aircraft ran off a taxiway at Houston on Friday, another lost a tire after takeoff from San Francisco and a flame-spewing engine forced another into an emergency landing.
—Alicia Diaz, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2024
The $260 million construction of a new taxiway connecting the north and south airfields will receive $194 million in federal funding over five years.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2024
Denver International Airport, which just opened a new $51-million taxiway last fall, is getting another $26.6 million in federal funds to help replace the current baggage handling system with one that is more energy efficient and has greater capacity.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
The project included converting the previous runway into a taxiway, realigning 30th Street North, upgrading instrument-approach technology and installing new lights and signage.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2023
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“Taxiway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxiway. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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