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taxiway

taxiway

3 5.3
A paved path at an airport that planes use to move between the runway and terminal
  • noun
  • /ˈtæksaɪˌweɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pista de rodaje
  • The aircraft safely taxied along the taxiway to reach the terminal.

Examples

  • This closed the parallel taxiway, so airplanes landing had to back taxi to get to the ramp.

    Blog text (13)

  • The coalition used a long taxiway to reopen the airport to military transport aircraft and eventually repaired the runway.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The blue lights are actually the taxiway lights.

  • I landed and turned off on the first taxiway.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • This is a very short taxiway, Mav.

    Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

  • We have a runaway aircraft heading down Taxiway 3.

    Project X (1987)

  • Mav, this is a taxiway, not a runway.

    Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

  • Air Canada ninety-niner, hold short of taxiway Bravo.

    Airport (1970)

  • Runway 2-7, taxiway alpha.

    Body Snatchers (1993)

  • Expanding the terminal area for Continental's new Global Gateway included increasing the paved areas around the terminal to accommodate the new taxiways and roadways.

    Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

taxi strip
vstaxiway
  • UK
1 6.3

A paved strip at an airport that planes use to move to or from the runway

is used for movement between runway and parking hangars or terminal

Surface Forms

taxiway singular
taxiways plural

Morphology

taxiway = taxi + way (transparent) = taxi + way

A straightforward compound 'taxi' + 'way' meaning a route for taxiing/moving aircraft; components directly indicate a path for taxi-like movement.

Etymology

Taxiway comes from taxi (like a taxi car) and way meaning 'path'. To 'taxi' a plane is to move it slowly on the ground, so a taxiway is the path planes use to go between the runway and the terminal.