taxiway

tax·i·way

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tak-see-wey]
- /ˈtæk siˌweɪ/
- /ˈtæk.si.weɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tak-see-wey]
- /ˈtæk siˌweɪ/

Definitions of taxiway word

noun taxiway any surface area of an airport used for taxiing airplanes to and from a runway, parking apron, terminal, etc. 1
noun taxiway aircraft's manoeuvering area 1
noun taxiway a marked path along which aircraft taxi to or from a runway, parking area, etc 0
noun taxiway any of the paved strips at an airport for use by airplanes in taxiing to and from the runways 0

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Origin of taxiway

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

1930-35; taxi (v.) + way1

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Parts of speech for Taxiway

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Taxiway

taxiway popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for taxiway

noun taxiway

aerodrome — An aerodrome is a place or area where small aircraft can land and take off.
airfield — An airfield is an area of ground where aircraft take off and land. It is smaller than an airport.
airstrip — An airstrip is a stretch of land which has been cleared so that aircraft can take off and land.
flight strip — Aeronautics. a strip of cleared land used as an emergency runway for aircraft. runway.
landing strip — airstrip.

All 5 Synonyms of taxiway