tarmacs
Planes taxi here
Tarmacs is the plural of tarmac, the paved surface of an airport where planes taxi, park, and load passengers.
Originally short for tarmacadam—a road surfacing material—tarmac now refers almost exclusively to airport pavement: Passengers waited on the tarmac for hours.
As a verb, to tarmac is to pave a surface with this material.
Petroleum-based paving material
- pavementHard road covering
- bitumenViscous hydrocarbon mixture
- blacktopDark paving material
- pavingLaying hard ground cover
resurfacing · sealant · aggregate · rolling · compacting · laying · patching · cracks
Paved aircraft paths
- apronsTorso coverings for work
- taxiwaysAircraft ground routes
- airportsFacilities for aircraft arrival
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
hangars · terminals · gates · landings · takeoffs · ground crew · jet bridges · control towers
Pauses before proceeding
- passengersTransported travelers
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- sittingBeing in seated posture
- idlingOperating without working
queuing · heat · standing · diplomats · arrivals · departures · ceremonies · red carpet
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
paving · resurfacing · sealant · aggregate · rolling · compacting · laying · patching · cracks · potholes
runways
Paved aircraft paths
aircraft · hangars · terminals · gates · landings · takeoffs · ground crew · jet bridges · control towers · baggage carts
delays
Pauses before proceeding
- passengersTransported travelers
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- sittingBeing in seated posture
idling · queuing · heat · standing · diplomats · arrivals · departures · ceremonies · red carpet · dignitaries
- airportsairports, airport, terminals, terminal building, runway
- military installationsmilitary base, bases, army base, forts, naval base
tarmacsterminals
End stations or connectors
departure lounges · concourses · hangars · control towers · arrival halls