tarmac

Example Sentences

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Parked in a quieter corner of the tarmac, away from passenger jets and bulky military aircraft, it has drawn long queues of visitors waiting in the heat for a glimpse inside - a sign of the enduring interest in one of the world's leading private jet manufacturers.

From BBC

The president is effusive the first time that he greets his wife on an airplane tarmac alongside the film crew.

From Los Angeles Times

“We got to the terminal, and then we realized we’d left my purse and our cameras on the plane. We looked out on the tarmac, and there was our little plane with the doors wide open,” said Dorothy.

From Literature

"The journey over was fine, it was just the wait before. We were on the tarmac but the winds were too high for us to take off," Howe said.

From Barron's

In our 18th annual ranking, the WSJ looks at how airlines fared when it came to things like customer complaints, tarmac delays, on-time arrivals and lost luggage.

From The Wall Street Journal