the tarmac

noun

: the area covered by pavement at an airport

Examples of the tarmac in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hours after the flight landed, the plane was sitting on the tarmac with a Red Cross vehicle nearby while explosive experts with dogs examined it. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Security operations were launched at airports in Prague, Copenhagen and Warsaw, with passengers at the last seeing the military and police sniffer dogs patrolling the tarmac. — Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026

JetBlue planes populate the tarmac on June 24, 2026 at JFK Airport in the Queens borough of New York City. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

The plane stayed on the tarmac for at least 30 minutes after landing, and the injured flight attendants stayed onboard, according to KABC. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the tarmac

• almanac
• camelback
• cardiac
• carryback
• cluniac
• diamondback
• lumberjack
• maniac
• paperback
• piggyback
• quarterback
• saddleback