| 单词 | air bridge |
| 释义 | > as lemmasair bridge air bridge n. [in quot. 1948 after German Luftbrücke airlift (1948, originally and chiefly with reference to the Berlin airlift 1948–9), itself after airlift n.] (a) a link between points provided by air transport; (b) (at an airport) a movable covered bridge to enable passengers to cross directly between the terminal and an aircraft. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > transport by air > [noun] > link provided by air bridge1939 society > travel > air or space travel > airfield or airport > [noun] > airport > portable bridge air bridge1939 jetty1967 1939 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Apr. 9/1 The New Zealand service will constitute the air line's second ‘air bridge’ of the Pacific. 1948 Newsweek 9 Aug. 27/1 The Berlin ‘air bridge’—as the Germans call it—claimed its first American victims on July 9. 1976 Times 17 May 12 Access to the aircraft from the beehive [sc. a passenger terminal] was through canvas tunnels, the forerunners of today's movable air bridges. 1992 Tourism Managem. June 186/2 Manufacturers of the latest turbo-props are making efforts to render their machines compatible with standard (jetway) airbridges in use at major airports. 2001 Wall St. Jrnl. 15 Oct. a24/6 Though Iran protested the U.S. bombing, it could help the U.N. start an air bridge of humanitarian aid to that area [sc. Afghanistan's central highlands]. < as lemmas |
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