Definition of "taxiway" [taxiway]

• A usually paved strip at an airport for use by aircraft in taxiing to and from a runway. (noun)

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• "The taxiway is very wide and long, better than the rough runways at that airport."
• "Instead of landing on the runway, it landed on the taxiway, which is usually used by planes that just landed or are getting ready to takeoff, of course."
• "The taxiway are the blue lights to the right of it."