taxiway
noun
taxi·way
ˈtak-sē-ˌwā 
: a usually paved strip for taxiing (as from the terminal to a runway) at an airport
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In April, the OC Board of Supervisors approved spending about $102 million to replace aging pavement on taxiways — the roadways planes use to move around the airport — and realign the roads to meet current Federal Aviation Administration separation standards.
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Destiny Torres, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
Airplanes typically travel about 35 mph on taxiways.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Whenever birds are on the airfield – most often killdeer or geese in the West Virginia vicinity – the tower communicates with Keyser over the radio to command the dogs to run them off, rain or shine, from the taxiways to the grassy areas next to the fence.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 13 June 2025
They were then shuttled off the taxiway and back to the terminal.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Destiny Torres, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
Airplanes typically travel about 35 mph on taxiways.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Whenever birds are on the airfield – most often killdeer or geese in the West Virginia vicinity – the tower communicates with Keyser over the radio to command the dogs to run them off, rain or shine, from the taxiways to the grassy areas next to the fence.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 13 June 2025
They were then shuttled off the taxiway and back to the terminal.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Taxiway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxiway. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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