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Thursday, September 3, 2020

Air Travel Vocabulary| Learning English Vocabulary by Topic| 01

 

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Air Travel Vocabulary

 

aisle /ˈajəl/  noun

: a passage where people walk: such as

: a passage between sections of seats in a church, theater, airplane, etc. — see picture at theater

·         The bride walked down/up the aisle to the altar.

·         He likes to sit on the aisle. = He likes to sit in the aisle seat. [=he likes to sit in the seat next to the aisle]

·         By the end of the concert, the people in the theater were dancing in the aisles.

·         When the people of an audience are laughing a lot, they can be described as rolling in the aisles.

·         a new comedy that has audiences rolling in the aisles all across the country

: a passage where people walk through a store, market, etc.

·         supermarket aisles

 

arrival ˈraɪvəl/  noun


:
 the act of coming to or reaching a place : the act of arriving

[noncount]

·         They were awaiting the arrival of guests.

·         We checked into the hotel upon (our) arrival.

·         The flight's estimated time of arrival is 11:30. = The flight's estimated arrival time is 11:30.

·         When is the mail scheduled for arrival?

[count]

·         They track the number of airport arrivals and departures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

baggage /ˈbægɪʤ/  noun

chiefly US : the bags, suitcases, and personal things that a person carries when traveling : luggage

·         Please collect your baggage.

— see also baggage claim at 2claim

: the feelings, beliefs, problems, or past events that can make life difficult for a person or group

·         His difficult childhood left him with a lot of heavy/personal/emotional baggage.

·         the cultural/political/historical baggage of the region

 

 

crew /ˈkruː/  noun

[count]

a : the group of people who operate a ship, airplane, or train

·         a skilled member of a ship's crew

·         flight crews

·         the flight's passengers and crew

·         crew members

b : the people who work on a ship except the officers and captain

·         the ship's captain and crew

 


 

 

custom /ˈkʌstəm/  noun

a : taxes or fees that are paid to the government when goods come into or go out of a country — often used before another noun

·         customs duties

b : the place at an airport, border, etc., where government officers collect customs on goods and look for things that people are trying to bring into a country illegally

·         We went through customs at the airport without any difficulty.

·         It took us a long time to clear customs at the border.

— often used before another noun

·         customs agent/officer/inspector

 

 

departure /dɪˈpɑɚtʃɚ/  noun

: the act of departing: such as

a : the act of leaving a place especially to start a journey

[noncount]

·         What is your time of departure?

·         Our departure is scheduled for 5 p.m. = Our departure time is 5 p.m.

·         They had to postpone (their) departure because of bad weather.

 [count]

·         a schedule of arrivals and departures

[count: the act of leaving a job, an organization, etc.

·         The departures of several key employees have caused problems for the company.

·         her sudden departure from the company

·         The team has struggled since the departure of its head coach.

 

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