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tarmac

noun as in runway

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He saluted the Marines standing guard on the tarmac with his right hand—the hand with the coffee cup in it.

Only 101 lives were lost by the two air forces and most of those were not caused by crashes but by accidents on the tarmac.

We all grabbed our gear, lined up, and walked across the tarmac.

Upon landing, he was reportedly spotted wandering the tarmac with only a comb in his pocket.

The couple were met on the tarmac by Tony Abbott, the prime minister.

Something was squatting on the tarmac close to the petrol tank.

Mechanics were climbing down out of cockpits and walking along down the tarmac in groups.

His head snapped back, his feet left the ground, and he did a beautiful backward somersault to crash down on the tarmac in a heap.

Half an hour later the two air aces were out on the tarmac, and ready to leave.

He had done so, and now stood on the dark tarmac between the manifest shed and the pilot-barracks.

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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tarmac, such as: airstrip, path, platform, ramp, road, and channel.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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