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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To date, the airport has been awarded five separate grants totaling nearly $147 million that have gone toward construction of the new terminal, as well as air-side improvements that include a second taxiway for San Diego’s one-runway airport.
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
Land continues to be purchased for runway and taxiway safety improvements at the Carroll County Regional Airport.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2024
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
Land continues to be purchased for runway and taxiway safety improvements at the Carroll County Regional Airport.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Taxiway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxiway. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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