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tarmac

noun as in runway

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The 69-year-old hurls himself on the sun-baked tarmac and holds a combat position as he clutches an AK-103 rifle.

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That's because their heat-trapping tarmac and buildings tend to warm more quickly than rural areas.

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Another passenger, Monazza Aslam, said she had been sat on the tarmac for over an hour "with no idea when we will fly", and had already missed her onward connection at Doha.

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The city referenced ballpark fan zones nicknamed “The Airfield” and “The Tarmac.”

Emergency services were spotted on the tarmac at Luton following the landing.

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

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