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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The wingtip of an American Airlines plane hit another American Airlines plane on a taxiway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed in a preliminary statement that the wingtip of American Airlines Flight 5490 struck American Airlines Flight 4522 on a taxiway at DCA at around 12:45 p.m. local time.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The airport wrote that Japan Airlines and Delta Air Lines are working to accommodate passengers and that their team is working to move the involved aircraft off the taxiway.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025
Just last week, Southwest Airlines Flight 3278 mistakenly began to take off on a taxiway at Orlando International Airport.
Audio from the control tower showed the exact moment the tower canceled their takeoff.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed in a preliminary statement that the wingtip of American Airlines Flight 5490 struck American Airlines Flight 4522 on a taxiway at DCA at around 12:45 p.m. local time.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The airport wrote that Japan Airlines and Delta Air Lines are working to accommodate passengers and that their team is working to move the involved aircraft off the taxiway.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025
Just last week, Southwest Airlines Flight 3278 mistakenly began to take off on a taxiway at Orlando International Airport.
Audio from the control tower showed the exact moment the tower canceled their takeoff.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Taxiway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxiway. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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