air terminal

1. (Aeronautics) Brit a building in a city from which air passengers are taken by road or rail to an airport or the terminal building of an airport

2. (Aeronautics) a building at an airport from which air passengers depart or at which they arrive

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air terminal

A facility on an airfield that functions as an air transportation hub and accommodates the loading and unloading of airlift aircraft and the intransit processing of traffic. The airfield may or may not be designated an aerial port.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun

air terminal - a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight

airport terminal

aerodrome, airdrome, airport, drome - an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo

gate - passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark

depot, terminal, terminus - station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

Translations

aerostazione air terminal morsetto terminale

air terminal

n → air-terminal m inv

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Construction work, expected to start next year, will include increasing floor space by about 40 percent to accommodate more boarding gates and security check corners, expanding the tarmac, and constructing a new hotel near the terminal, according to the ministry and Tokyo International Air Terminal Corp.

Haneda airport to expand int'l terminal to handle more flights

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A personalized ventilation system, installed in classrooms desks, made with upper and lower air terminal devices, has been developed in the last years (Conceicao et al.

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Dubai: Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) on Monday said it has commenced the management and operation of a new dedicated air terminal on Sir Bani Yas Island off the coast of Abu Dhabi.

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The court heard how the doctor received a chilling email from his brother two days before he rammed a jeep into the air terminal in Glasgow.

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Perhaps if we had the nuclear power station at Druridge Bay, to which we objected in 1985 or perhaps an international air terminal at Brunton Airfield, just north of Alnwick.

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