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taxiway

[tak-see-wey] / ˈtæk siˌweɪ /


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Less than two minutes later, the emergency vehicle en route to United 2384 requests permission to cross the same runway, via taxiway D. After a slight hesitation, the controller gives the green light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Two regional Delta Air Lines DAL 0.87%increase; green up pointing triangle jets collided late Wednesday on a taxiway at LaGuardia Airport while traveling at low speeds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

The pilots of one plane were distracted as they proceeded down the wrong taxiway, the agency found.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

The satellite image corresponds to footage earlier released by the Israeli military, which showed construction equipment working on the damaged taxiway.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024

At the snow-covered airfield were three dugouts, a runway, and a taxiway.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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