"Giovanni Drogo" wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.4.61.0611140946430.21540@cbfrvqba.ynzoengr.vans.vg...
> On Mon, 13 Nov 2006, ALAN HARRISON wrote:
>
> You are of course correct about "runways" being used for take-off and
> landing. Those who are too short at Linate are definitely runways. But I
> believe I've seen the word "lanes" too in airport usage ... could it be
> restricted to those used for taxiing ?
Usually, I think, they are called "taxiways".
>
> Anyhow the italian word for both the latter is "piste".
So I remembered just after I'd written, when I read your interesting piece
on the "idroscalo", in which "piste" was used. I thought of "corsia" because
I was used to seeing it used where we use "lane" in the context of motorways
and bus stations.
Alan Harrison
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