tarmac
Example Sentences
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A photo posted by the embassy showed Wright on the tarmac at Maiquetia International Airport, which serves the capital Caracas, accompanied by the new US charge d'affaires in Venezuela, Laura Dogu.
From Barron's
Delay updates weren’t timely or consistent, and after they got on the plane, the pilot alerted them of a fueling issue that kept everyone on the tarmac for another hour.
When they landed, Auntie North helped them all off the plane and onto the tarmac of a small airport.
From Literature
It then touched down but failed to stop on the runway, overshooting the tarmac before coming to rest in shallow water, the CAA's director Ahmed Macalin Hassan said.
From BBC
Speaking on the tarmac in Tel Aviv before leaving, Netanyahu said he was traveling to present Israel’s views on core issues in the talks.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
