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taxiway::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | taxi strip |
| Type of | paved surface |
Examples of taxiway
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Five of the acres are the last undeveloped land in the area of the main taxiway.
From the stltoday.com
On the taxiway of Budapest airport, a large banner celebrates the happy occasion.
From the economist.com
Officials hope to convert the southern end of runway 18-36 into a long taxiway.
From the al.com
An international flight skidded off a taxiway at Heathrow, causing no injuries.
From the stltoday.com
The project also includes installing blue taxiway lights on the new connection.
From the kentucky.com
Until now, the taxiway was able to handle only small aircraft and ground vehicles.
From the cnn.com
The airport had changed the taxiway layout during the recent major paving project.
From the kentucky.com
Two incidents involved possums and another a coyote on the taxiway or runway.
From the kansas.com
The taxiway reconstruction should begin in the next 15 to 20 days, Gobb said.
From the kentucky.com
- A paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport
- A taxiway is a path on an airport connecting runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities. They mostly have hard surface such as asphalt or concrete, although smaller airports sometimes use gravel or grass.
- A strip of land that pilots drive their planes on before takeoff and afterlanding. Pilots use taxiways to drive back and forth between the gate area and the runway.
- A part of the road that connects runways, ramps, hangars and other areas used for the maintenance of aircrafts.
- A defined path on a land aerodrome established for the taxiing of aircraft and intended to provide a link between one part of the aerodrome and another.
- A road leading from the airplane parking area to the runway; always marked with yellow lines.
- The lane used by an aircraft to travel between the air terminal and runway.
