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airway

airway

49 2.9
A company that carries passengers by plane
  • noun
  • /ˈɛrˌweɪ/
translation icon : aerolínea
  • Yeah, because the flight for British Airways were two hours late.
  • British Airways
  • US Airways
  • Pan American Airways

Now the other one, the British Airways premium plus Amex.

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Examples

  • Then, the announcement: "British Airways, 317 to London, Gate 3."

    Fiction book (1994)
  • In addition, we thank our generous sponsors British Airways and NYSE for making the project possible.

    Blog text (6)
  • the United Airways and US Air, which hired me to do an investigation.

  • Thanks for flying Lunar Airways.

  • In the third week of September, I boarded a British Airways jet for my journey to England.

    Academic text (1999)
  • British European Airways Flight 422 to Amsterdam... will begin boarding shortly.

  • Hi, British Airways.

  • It's British Airways.

  • I still remember, I was on British Airways flying to the UK to do Top of the Pops, and I saw in the newspaper my song "Go" in the charts in between Michael Jackson and Phil Collins.

  • Thank you for choosing British Airways for your flight today.

Synonyms

airline
vsairway
825 1.0

A company that flies people or goods to different places by plane

focuses on companies running regular passenger flights rather than cargo services

Surface Forms

airway singular
airways plural

Morphology

airway = air + way (semi-transparent) = air + way

The extension from 'route' to a business (an airline) is figurative and institutional, so learners may not infer 'company' from the components.

Etymology

The word airway joins air ('the gas we breathe') and way ('a path'), which gives the image of a 'path for air'. That's why many flight companies call themselves 'Airways'—they run routes that carry passengers through the air.