connection
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2.3
- noun
- /kəˈnɛkʃən/
:
conexión
- All runways are open, all connections are restored.
- flight connection
- direct connection
- nonstop connections
Now you have two connections instead of nonstop.
- Now you have two connections instead of nonstop.
Examples
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There are excellent airline connections from there to points all over the world.
Fiction book (1994) -
If we don't send it now, we may miss the connection in Paris.
Fiction book (2000) -
At this time, however, there was still no rail connection or roads to the new camps.
Academic text (2011) -
What it all added up to was she had missed her connection to Bakersfield.
Fiction book (1999) -
But, sadly, they had missed their all-important connection, and to make matters worse... they were obliged to wait some days for the next flight home.
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The Erie, Pennsylvania bus, with its Kilburn connection, had obviously come and gone an hour ago.
Fiction book (1997) -
By 1853, special emigrant trains offered direct connections and reduced rates for baggage.
Academic text (1993) -
The train had a short connection to the bus that would take us to the final destination.
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After landing in London, we rushed to make our connection to the next flight to Paris.
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The airport offers a helpful guide for passengers with a connection between international flights.
Synonyms
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3.4
A flight with a stop where you change planes to reach your final destination
Compounds
Two large bridges that cross the Mississippi River at New Orleans and carry cars
- Specialized
A fitting on a building where firefighters attach hoses to pump water into the fire sprinkler or standpipe
How Direct
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Connection comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and nect 'to tie'. So a train or flight called a connection is the 'tie' that joins one part of your journey to the next.