How to Use taxiway in a Sentence

taxiway

noun

• That’s barely taller than the four planes that were on the taxiway.
  — Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2017
• The tails of some jets on the taxiway extended dozens of feet above the ground.
  — Andy Pasztor, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2017
• The pilot announced that there was a lengthy line of planes on the taxiway ahead of us.
  — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 7 May 2022
• Build a cross-field taxiway on the west side of the airfield: $74 million.
  — Melissa Yeager, azcentral, 7 Jan. 2019
• The plane sat on the taxiway as law enforcement arrived on the scene.
  — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
• Airport staff said the plane landed and was on the taxiway when the cabin filled with smoke.
  — Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2018
• Airport taxiways are paths for planes to get to and from runways.
  — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
• Airport taxiways are paths for planes to get to and from runways.
  — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2024
• The airport could then connect the land north of the tracks to its main campus by building taxiways over the tracks.
  — Melissa Yeager, azcentral, 7 Jan. 2019
• The Air Canada pilots mistook the taxiway for the runway next to it.
  — CBS News, 11 Jan. 2018
• The plane stopped on the taxiway, and the 165 people on board were loaded onto buses.
  — Fox News, 28 Aug. 2018
• The new taxiway will connect the airfields from the airport's west side for the first time, Sky Harbor staff said.
  — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2024
• News reports showed dozens of people lined up against a wall near a taxiway.
  — NBC News, 29 Oct. 2021
• The pilot lands the plane safely and continues to a taxiway.
  — CNN, 17 Feb. 2022
• The second taxiway is needed before the airport can expand to the area north of the runway.
  — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 Sep. 2017
• The project includes a southwest end-around taxiway to reduce the need for aircraft to cross runways 36L and 36R at the airport.
  — Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
• The helicopter crashed on the taxiway, adjacent to the runway, Kirk said.
  — Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2022
• But Dean said 75 flights had departed off the same taxiway that the plane was headed to for departure.
  — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2018
• This month, a jet landing in Houston rolled off an airport taxiway in Houston and got stuck in grass.
  — David Koenig, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
• The money will go toward projects such as building new taxiways.
  — David Ingram, NBC News, 19 June 2023
• Build a second west-side cross-field taxiway: $50 million.
  — Melissa Yeager, azcentral, 7 Jan. 2019
• Passengers deplaned on the taxiway and were bused to the terminal.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
• Passage under the bridges gives pilots a new route to gates; all told, the renovation has added about two miles of taxiway.
  — Curbed, 5 Dec. 2022
• According to Phoenix police Officer James Holmes, the man ran onto the tarmac and then made his way to the taxiway.
  — Ashleigh R Wilson, azcentral, 29 July 2016
• Just last week a new taxiway opened that was a key part of the rebuilding, so that delays will be reduced getting into and out of gates.
  — Scott McCartney, WSJ, 26 May 2021
• In the most frightening, Air Canada pilots mistook the taxiway for the runway where they were supposed to land.
  — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
• That area includes the Queens airport’s runways, taxiways and service roads.
  — John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2024
• Along with taxiway, the total area doused in flammable liquid was the equivalent of nearly nine football fields.
  — Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 3 July 2019
• Since then, the airport has buttressed its ground radar system and shut down a confusing taxiway.
  — Fox News, 2 May 2018
• When approaching a taxiway, the ground speed of the flight was higher than expected, the NTSB reported.
  — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Oct 2024