| 单词 | air terminal |
| 释义 | > as lemmasair terminal air terminal n. the terminal point of an air route; (now more usually) a building equipped for the reception of air passengers or cargo.In early use sometimes: the town office of an airline, where passengers would check in before travelling to an airport. Now chiefly: a building handling multiple airlines, and situated at an airport. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > transport by air > [noun] > public service airline > airline office air terminal1921 society > travel > air or space travel > airfield or airport > [noun] > airport > terminal point of an airline air terminus1919 air terminal1921 1921 Aircraft Year Bk. 79 The principal communities which are situated along this air route should create thoroughly modern air terminals. 1935 C. G. Grey in N. Tangye Air is Our Concern i. 10 Though Hounslow Heath was actually the first London Air Terminal, it was given up because it was on the wrong side of London. 1956 Times 2 Feb. 5/1 A temporary air terminal will be erected on the platform to take those services now being handled at B.E.A.'s Waterloo air terminal. 1991 Sports Illustr. 18 Mar. 62/1 40 Indy Cars..were being loaded into a pair of 747s at the Federal Express air terminal in Los Angeles. < as lemmas |
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