the tarmac

noun

: the area covered by pavement at an airport

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Now regime officials waited patiently on the tarmac as the plane carrying Agen’s delegation passed under the streams of a water salute and rolled to a stop. Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 17 June 2026 Felipe escorted Leo to his Falcoln on the tarmac at the airport in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. ABC News, 12 June 2026 Felipe escorted Leo to his Falcon on the tarmac at the airport in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 The man and three other foreign passengers and three crew members were ready to depart from Bali's capital for Maputo in Mozambique when the pilot received the call to stay on the tarmac. CBS News, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for the tarmac

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“The tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tarmac. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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