air bridge
noun[C]
uk/ˈeə ˌbrɪdʒ/us/ˈer ˌbrɪdʒ/anairrouteconnectingtwoplacesthat makes itpossibleforpeopleorsupplies, such asmilitaryequipment, to betransportedinto or out of anarea:
Tankersleftto set up theairbridgethat wouldmovecombatandcargoplanesto theMiddleEast.
Mexicomountedanambitiousairbridgeofhelicoptershipmentsoftonsofmedicineto Nicaragua.
Synonym
air corridor
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airlift
mainlyUK
anarrangementin which twocountriesagreethatpeoplecanflydirectlybetween them, without some of therulesandcontrolsthataffecttravellersfrom othercountries:
Airbridgescouldallowpeopletotravelfreelybetween the UK and otherspecifiedcountrieswithoutquarantine.
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air corridor
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travel corridor
UK(alsoairbridge)
araisedclosedpassagethrough whichpassengerswalkfrom anairportbuildingto anaircraft:
Cracks in thetarmacmeanthatplanesareunableto use 11 out of 51airbridgesforboardingaircraft.
Synonym
Jetway
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- If theairbridgefailed, theembattledmen wouldcertainlydieinlargenumbers.
- Therunwaywouldprovideanidealairbridgefor thesupplyofsmallweaponsandammunitionsuch asartilleryshellsandrockets.
- Airbridges, orbilateraltravelagreements, wouldensurenoquarantineonarrival.
- Governments wouldcertainlybekeenon asystemthatscreenedwould-bevisitorsbefore theyevensteppedfooton theairbridge.
Air travel: aviation
- aerobatic
- aerodynamically
- aerodynamics
- aeronautic
- aeronautical
- air corridor
- air traffic control
- aircraft
- airshow
- airspace
- aviation
- blind
- excess baggage
- flight path
- overflight
- post-flight
- putsomething/someonedown
- setsomethingdown
- slipstream
- superbomber
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Delivering and despatching
Places involved in military activity
Providing weapons or taking weapons away
Air travel: travelling by aircraft
Tourism & holidays
Air travel: airports & landing strips