taxiway
nounUK /ˈtæksiweɪ/
US /ˈtæksiweɪ/
A special road at an airport where airplanes drive slowly to get to the runway or to their parking spot.
The pilot steered the plane along the taxiway toward the runway.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A paved strip connecting runways and terminal areas at an airfield.
Ground control directed the jet to taxiway Bravo.
3. Any marked route on the ground used by aircraft for movement before takeoff or after landing.
Snow plows cleared the taxiway before the morning flights.
4. A path for vehicles on an airfield that is not meant for takeoff or landing.
The service truck waited beside the taxiway until the plane passed.