the tarmac

noun

: the area covered by pavement at an airport

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Canceling Flights: What To Know Air Canada airplanes stand on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on August 16. Mandy Taheri hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025 Miles away, his bandmates were hitting the tarmac, having flown in to record Buckley’s sophomore LP, My Sweetheart the Drunk. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 6 Aug. 2025 After Air Force One touched down Friday night in Glasgow, Trump told reporters on the tarmac that he was never briefed about his name being in any Epstein files. Lauren Frayer, NPR, 26 July 2025 On the tarmac, everyone works with speed and purpose, removing covers from their jet-engine intakes, checking oil and oxygen levels, loading luggage. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2025 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 31 Aug. 2025.

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