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In these situations, packing cubes aren’t just a handy organization tool or space-saving hack—they’re an essential safeguard for preventing your clothes from getting lost on the tarmac and in baggage handling areas.
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Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Officials investigate after an Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on March 25 in the Queens borough of New York.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
For Americans, going to the airport to see a 747 on the tarmac was a highlight – flying in one was an event.
—John Pacenti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
People were bandaged or put in casts, then driven onto the tarmac in ambulances with sirens blaring.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Officials investigate after an Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on March 25 in the Queens borough of New York.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
For Americans, going to the airport to see a 747 on the tarmac was a highlight – flying in one was an event.
—John Pacenti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
People were bandaged or put in casts, then driven onto the tarmac in ambulances with sirens blaring.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 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 1 May. 2026.
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