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taxiway

taxiway noun: a road or path within an airport designated for the taxiing of aircraft connecting the runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities.

taxiway: a road or path within an airport designated for the taxiing of aircraft connecting the runways with...
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Noun

taxiway (plural taxiways)

  1. A road or path within an airport designated for the taxiing of aircraft connecting the runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities.

taxiway meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian

taxiway in Tamil

road or path on an airport for taxiing
வான்கலவழி vāṉkalavaḻi

taxiway in Malay

road or path on an airport for taxiing
jalan rayap, laluan taksi

taxiway in Indonesian

road or path on an airport for taxiing
jalan taksi, landasan ancang, landasan gelinding, jalan rayap, landas hubung

Forms of taxiway

pluraltaxiways

Origin of taxiway

From taxi + way.

Questions about taxiway

What does taxiway mean?
Taxiway means a road or path within an airport designated for the taxiing of aircraft connecting the runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities.
What is taxiway in Tamil?
Taxiway in Tamil is வான்கலவழி (vāṉkalavaḻi). See Taxiway meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is taxiway?
Taxiway is a noun.
What is the plural of taxiway?
The plural of taxiway is taxiways.

Words near taxiway in the dictionary

  1. taxiplanes
  2. taxis
  3. taxite
  4. taxites
  5. taxitic
  6. taxiway
  7. taxiways
  8. Taxkorgan
  9. Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County
  10. taxless
  11. taxlessly

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