PDX

Translingual

Symbol

PDX

1. (international standards, aviation) IATA airport code for Portland International Airport, which serves Portland, Oregon, United States.
   • 1998, Kim Carlson, Portland Best Places‎^[1], 4th edition, Seattle, Wash.: Sasquatch Books, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, →OL, page 310:

     Vans depart from PDX every 15 minutes, from 5:30am to 12:30am.

   • 2007, Serena Bartlett, Diana Morgan, Portland: New View of the Rosy City‎^[2], GrassRoutes Travel, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 16:

     A 2007 global real estate forecast report has projected Portland to be among the top 10 office markets for investors, and if that is not enough incentive, PDX has been named the best airport for business travel by readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine.

   • 2010, Dana Haynes, Crashers‎^[3] (Fiction), New York: Minotaur Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 27:

     A jetliner in Vancouver, British Columbia, waited a full ninety minutes for John Roby to land and switch planes before taking off for PDX.

English

A food cart in Portland called PDX671 (2013)

Etymology

From Portland International Airport’s IATA airport code PDX, by extension.

Proper noun

PDX

1. Portland, Oregon.
   • 2003, South Corridor, I-205/Portland Mall Light Rail Project: Environmental Impact‎^[4], →OCLC, page 174:

     The first line ran along I-84 to downtown PDX (we should learn our lessons from this route, as it made NE Burnside Ave. a poor route for cars, an unsafe route for bicyclists/pedestrians[...]Maybe it could have avoided downtown PDX, if we'd have known how conveniently streetcars can move people through several developed neighborhoods[...]

   • 2007, Serena Bartlett, Diana Morgan, Portland: New View of the Rosy City‎^[5], GrassRoutes Travel, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 147:

     Launch Pad is one of the hippest, hottest galleries in PDX, a place where the artists go to check each other out.

   • 2010, Hollyanna McCollom, Portland (Moon Handbooks)‎^[6], →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 80:

     After a full day of doing whatever it is we do around PDX, what we need is a drink—and maybe some $2.50 chicken strips—served up with a “Hey, how are ya?” kind of smile.

2. (fandom slang) Abbreviation of Paradox Interactive.