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taxiway

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: taxi strip

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: paved surface

History

Etymology

From taxi + way.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 滑行道 (huáxíngdào) — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Czech: pojezdová dráha — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Czech: pojížděčka — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Danish: rullevej — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Dutch: taxibaan — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Finnish: rullaustie — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • German: Rollbahn — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • German: Rollfeld — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • German: Rollweg — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Indonesian: jalan taksi — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Indonesian: landasan ancang — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Indonesian: landasan gelinding — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Indonesian: jalan rayap — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Indonesian: landas hubung — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Italian: pista di rullaggio — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Japanese: 誘導路 (yūdōro) — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Malay: jalan rayap — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Malay: laluan taksi — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Polish: droga kołowania — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Russian: рулежная дорожка (ruležnaja dorožka) — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Slovak: rolovacia dráha — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Spanish: calle de rodaje — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Spanish: pista de rodaje — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Swedish: taxibana — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Turkish: taksirut — road or path on an airport for taxiing
  • Turkish: taksi yolu — road or path on an airport for taxiing