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Air
Travel Vocabulary
aisle /ˈajəl/ noun
: a passage
where people walk: such as
a : 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
b : a passage
where people walk through a store, market, etc.
·
supermarket aisles
arrival /əˈraɪvəl/ 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
1 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
2 : 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
·
a 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
b [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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