taxiway
Example Sentences
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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
After the collision, passengers deplaned on the taxiway and took buses back to the terminal.
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
A flooded taxiway meant planes were unable to reach the runway to take off and passengers were left stranded in the terminal building,at Dubai International Airport.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2024
At the snow-covered airfield were three dugouts, a runway, and a taxiway.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
