departure lounge
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- noun
- /dɪˈpɑrtʃər laʊndʒ/
:
sala de embarque
- Passengers are relaxing in the departure lounge as they wait to board their flights.
- departure lounge at the airport
Examples
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The departure lounge at the gate was nearly empty.
Fiction book (1991) -
In most other CAT airports, the screening area/departure lounge is secured after the last flight leaves.
Blog text (14) -
However, the other day, I saw the ad referred to in this article in a departure lounge in the UK.
Blog text (7) -
We see him entering the departure lounge and boarding the plane.
Fiction book (1991) -
If the flight needs to come back due to mechanical issues or whatever, the passengers are simply told not to leave the departure lounge.
Blog text (14) -
Will Captain O'Hara please report to the departure lounge?
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Will all passengers who have not done so please check in at the Global departure lounge, Gate 3 in the south concourse.
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If there is a delay and the flight has to come back, the passengers are told that they are not to leave the departure lounge or they will not be able to return.
Blog text (14) -
They walk quickly together in silence and come to a stop at the departure lounge gate 12.
Fiction book (2001) -
The trip began with a farewell dinner in the departure lounge of Atwood Star Harbor.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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2.3
A room in a hotel or airport with comfortable seats to relax
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A place with seats where people wait
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1.4
A part of a room with seats for several people to sit
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2.3
A place with seats for several people
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a seating area in an airport where passengers wait before boarding' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'departure' (the act of leaving) with 'lounge' (a public waiting/relaxing room). This compositional pattern is common in English and in many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The name departure lounge comes from the words departure, meaning leaving, and lounge, meaning a comfortable room to sit in. At an airport it is the room where people sit and wait 'to board' their plane, so the name means the waiting area before you leave.