air terminal
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- noun
- /ɛr ˈtɜrmɪnəl/
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terminal de aeropuerto
- Passengers checked in at the bustling air terminal before their flight to New York.
Examples
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She was sitting in the makeshift open-air terminal, watching a small jumper plane preparing for takeoff.
Fiction book (1999) -
The Delacroy jet is waiting at the private air terminal.
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At major air terminals across the United States and Canada.
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You know, the only private air terminal around here is at Conway.
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You wanna take snapshots at all the various places: The air terminal...
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Helicopter coming in to Waterloo air terminal.
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My presence in an air terminal or my desire to board a commercial aircraft does not constitute probable cause for an invasive search of my person, neither by individuals nor by electronic means.
Blog text (26) -
The old air terminal, the one she still walked through in her dreams, stood empty across the vast concrete prairie of landing strips, but it could not be seen from any of the new terminal's enormous glass walls, which looked out on views only worth watching for a few seconds.
Fiction book (2000) -
The air terminal was filled with travelers waiting for their flights to board.
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He arrived early at the air terminal to ensure he had enough time to go through security.
Synonyms
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A building where passengers begin or end a journey, for example at an airport
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A building at an airport where passengers get on and off planes
How Big
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a building at an airport where passengers or cargo are processed' is directly derivable from 'air' (relating to aviation) + 'terminal' (a building/area for passenger or cargo transfer), forming a straightforward noun–noun compound. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English word-building, so an average B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand it.
Etymology
Air terminal joins air, meaning airplanes, and terminal, meaning a 'last stop' or main station. It is the building at an airport where passengers 'start' or 'finish' their journey, so the name helps us remember it is where people and luggage are checked before departure and after arrival.