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Taxiway

Meaning in aviation, with examples

/ˈtæksiweɪ/nounCore term

In aviation, taxiway means: A paved path at an airport that connects the runways with the aprons, stands and hangars. Aircraft use taxiways to move around on the ground.

In Turkish: taksi yolu

How it is used

Taxiways are named with letters and numbers, spoken with the phonetic alphabet: 'taxiway Alpha', 'B2' (Bravo two). At night they show green centreline lights and blue edge lights. A rapid exit taxiway lets aircraft leave the runway at higher speed.

Example sentences

  1. Taxiway Bravo is closed for works, so expect to taxi via Charlie.

  2. We took the wrong taxiway in the fog and had to stop and ask Ground.

Common collocations

  • taxiway Alpha
  • rapid exit taxiway
  • taxiway closed
  • taxiway centreline
  • parallel taxiway
  • runwayA long, specially prepared strip at an airport that aircraft use to take off and land. Each runway is named by a number based on its magnetic direction.
  • taxiTo move an aircraft slowly on the ground under its own power, for example from the parking stand to the runway or from the runway back to the stand.
  • apronThe area of an airport where aircraft are parked, loaded, refuelled and boarded. It is separate from the runways and the taxiways.
  • hold shortAn ATC instruction to stop before a runway or another point and not go past it until you receive a clearance.

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