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  2. Airport apron - Wikipedia

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    The word apron is the ICAO and FAA terminology (the word ramp is not), so the word ramp is not used with this meaning outside the US, Canada, the Maldives, and the Philippines. IATA cites ramp as an equivalent term to apron. [2] For seaplanes, a ramp is used to access the apron/seaplane base from the water. [6]

  3. Runway - Wikipedia

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    It is kept free from any obstacles that might impede flight or ground roll of aircraft. The runway is the surface from threshold to threshold (including displaced thresholds), which typically features threshold markings, numbers, and centerlines, but excludes blast pads and stopways at both ends.

  4. Asphalt concrete - Wikipedia

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    Asphalt batch mix plant A machine laying asphalt concrete, fed from a dump truck. Asphalt concrete (commonly called asphalt, [1] blacktop, or pavement in North America, and tarmac or bitumen macadam in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland) is a composite material commonly used to surface roads, parking lots, airports, and the core of embankment dams. [2]

  5. Taxiway - Wikipedia

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    Dashed markings define the edge of a taxiway on a paved surface where the adjoining pavement to the taxiway edge is intended for use by aircraft, e.g., an apron. These markings consist of a broken double yellow line, with each line being at least 15 centimetres (6 in) in width, spaced 15 centimetres (6 in) apart (edge to edge).

  6. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    The British meaning is based on the idea that the topic will be on the table for only a short time and is there for the purpose of being discussed and voted on; the American meaning is based on the idea of leaving the topic on the table indefinitely and thereby disposing of it, i.e. killing its discussion.

  7. Airport - Wikipedia

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    The area where the aircraft parks to load passengers and baggage is known as an apron or ramp (or incorrectly, [26] "the tarmac"). Terminal 2 at Mumbai 's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport .

  8. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    A sharp edge created when two surfaces converge; this includes the raised edge between two flutes on a column or pilaster, if that edge is sharp. Arris Rail A type of rail, often wooden, with a cross-section resembling an isosceles triangle. [1] Arrowslit A thin vertical aperture in a fortification through which an archer can launch arrows ...

  9. List of online dictionaries - Wikipedia

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    An online dictionary is a dictionary that is accessible via the Internet through a web browser. They can be made available in a number of ways: free, free with a paid subscription for extended or more professional content, or a paid-only service.