Airport
Definition
A complex assembly of land, buildings, and technical installations specially designed to allow the takeoff, landing, ground handling, sheltering, and maintenance of aircraft, as well as the boarding, deboarding, and servicing of passengers or cargo processing. Its structure essentialy includes elements such as runways, taxiways, aprons, the control tower, and commercial terminals.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Airport
- Air terminal
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun, standard regular plural formation and genitive-dative case markers. |
| Formation | Neologism combining the structural prefix 'aero-' with the nautical standard base noun 'port'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.e.ro.ˈport] |
| Source | International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Official Lexicon |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Noul aeroport internațional a fost configurat structural pentru a gestiona peste zece milioane de pasageri anual.
EN: The new international airport was structurally configured to handle over ten million passengers annually.
RO: Din cauza ceții dense, traficul pe acel aeroport a fost suspendat temporar de către controlorii de trafic.
EN: Due to dense fog, traffic at that airport was temporarily suspended by the air traffic controllers.
RO: Autobuzul electric asigură o legătură rapidă și directă între centrul orașului și cel mai apropiat aeroport.
EN: The electric bus provides a fast and direct connection between the city center and the nearest airport.
Idioms & Phrases
Aeroport internațional / International airport
RO: Aeroport desemnat oficial să asigure servicii vamale și de frontieră pentru zborurile dintre diferite țări.
EN: An airport officially designated to provide customs and border services for flights between different countries.
Turn de control de aeroport / Airport control tower
RO: Structură înaltă echipată cu radare, utilizată de controlori pentru a dirija mișcările aeronavelor în siguranță.
EN: A tall structure equipped with radars, used by controllers to guide aircraft movements safely.
Aeroport de tranzit / Transit airport
RO: Nod aeronautic utilizat de companii pentru escale tehnice sau pentru transferul pasagerilor între curse diferite.
EN: An aviation hub used by airlines for technical stopovers or for transferring passengers between different flights.
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