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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Miyazaki Airport shut its runway after the explosion caused a crater 23 feet wide and nearly 3 feet deep in the middle of the taxiway next to the runway, according to a Japanese transport ministry official. —

Reuters, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024 Though the blast left a large hole in a taxiway and led to the cancellation of dozens of flights, no one was injured during the incident. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024 Videos broadcast on Japanese TV showed a crater in the taxiway roughly 20 feet in diameter and around 3 feet deep. —

Bradford Betz, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024 The explosion created a large crater on the taxiway at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan on Wednesday, Oct. 2, CBS News and the Associated Press report. —

Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for taxiway