…what? But you wouldn’t say tarmac either for your example. Youd say road.
Yeah, that’s the point. “Tarmac” does not refer to the substance, because pretty much nowhere else would you describe the position of a person or object by the substance it’s standing on. It’s just a generalized term for “where planes go bssshhwww”, whether that’s the taxiway or whatever isn’t relevant in these cases.
I don’t really care that it’s a generalized term for where the planes go. My comment was about how it’s just wrong. Nobody in the aviation industry calls it tarmac. It’s what journalists call it when they can’t be bothered to learn the right terminology.
…what? But you wouldn’t say tarmac either for your example. Youd say road.
If it’s about location then they should say runway, taxiway, gate, hangar, etc.
Yeah, that’s the point. “Tarmac” does not refer to the substance, because pretty much nowhere else would you describe the position of a person or object by the substance it’s standing on. It’s just a generalized term for “where planes go bssshhwww”, whether that’s the taxiway or whatever isn’t relevant in these cases.
I don’t really care that it’s a generalized term for where the planes go. My comment was about how it’s just wrong. Nobody in the aviation industry calls it tarmac. It’s what journalists call it when they can’t be bothered to learn the right terminology.