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taxi strip

taxi strip

1 6.3
A paved strip at an airport that planes use to move to or from the runway
  • noun
  • /ˈtæksi strɪp/
  • UK
translation icon : pista de rodaje
  • After landing, the pilot taxied the aircraft back to the gate along the taxi strip.

Examples

  • The plane was nearing the end of the taxi strip and arcing slowly onto the end of the runway, the headlights washing softly.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The airplane maneuvered carefully along the taxi strip before taking off.

  • The ground crew prepared the taxi strip for the incoming flight.

Synonyms

taxiway
vstaxi strip
  • Specialized
3 5.3

A paved path at an airport that planes use to move between the runway and terminal

is used for movement specifically to or from the runway

Surface Forms

taxi strip singular
taxi strips plural

Morphology

taxi + strip

The meaning 'a paved strip used for airplanes when taxiing' is directly and transparently built from 'taxi' (to move on the ground under one's own power) + 'strip' (a long narrow piece of land), i.e. a strip used for taxiing. This noun–noun composition follows a regular descriptive pattern and would be readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

Taxi strip comes from the word taxi, meaning when a plane moves slowly on the ground, and strip, a long, narrow paved area. So it means the paved path where a plane 'taxis' before takeoff or after landing.