taxiway

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noun

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

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taxi strip
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Meanings

nountaxiway (plural taxiways)

plural taxiways

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport

Similar
taxi strip
Broader
paved surface
Also see
peritrack

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From taxi + way.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 滑行道
  • 滑行道 (huáxíngdào)road or path on an airport for taxiing
Czech pojezdová dráha, pojížděčka
  • pojezdová dráharoad or path on an airport for taxiing
  • pojížděčkaroad or path on an airport for taxiing
Danish rullevej
  • rullevejroad or path on an airport for taxiing
Dutch taxibaan
  • taxibaanroad or path on an airport for taxiing
Finnish rullaustie
  • rullaustieroad or path on an airport for taxiing
German Rollbahn, Rollfeld
  • Rollbahnroad or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Rollfeldroad or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Rollwegroad or path on an airport for taxiing
Indonesian jalan taksi, landasan ancang
  • jalan taksiroad or path on an airport for taxiing
  • landasan ancangroad or path on an airport for taxiing
  • landasan gelindingroad or path on an airport for taxiing
  • jalan rayaproad or path on an airport for taxiing
  • landas hubungroad or path on an airport for taxiing
Italian pista di rullaggio
  • pista di rullaggioroad or path on an airport for taxiing
Japanese 誘導路
  • 誘導路 (yūdōro)road or path on an airport for taxiing
Malay jalan rayap, laluan taksi
  • jalan rayaproad or path on an airport for taxiing
  • laluan taksiroad or path on an airport for taxiing
Polish droga kołowania
  • droga kołowaniaroad or path on an airport for taxiing
Russian рулежная дорожка
  • рулежная дорожка (ruležnaja dorožka)road or path on an airport for taxiing
Slovak rolovacia dráha
  • rolovacia dráharoad or path on an airport for taxiing
Spanish calle de rodaje, pista de rodaje
  • calle de rodajeroad or path on an airport for taxiing
  • pista de rodajeroad or path on an airport for taxiing
Swedish taxibana
  • taxibanaroad or path on an airport for taxiing
Tamil வான்கலவழி
  • வான்கலவழி (vāṉkalavaḻi)road or path on an airport for taxiing
Turkish taksirut, taksi yolu
  • taksirutroad or path on an airport for taxiing
  • taksi yoluroad or path on an airport for taxiing
Cite this entry
APA

taxiway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxiway

MLA

“taxiway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxiway. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taxiway,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taxiway.

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