jet bridge
See also: jetbridge
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jet bridge (plural jet bridges)
- (aviation) An elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane, usually enclosed and used for disembarking and embarking passengers and crew.
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- jetway, airbridge, air bridge (US); finger, aerobridge (UK); passenger loading bridge, PLB, passenger boarding bridge, PBB (aviation industry jargon)
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- (elevated corridor): skybridge, skyway
- (path for disembarking and embarking passengers): gangway, portal
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elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane, usually enclosed and used for disembarking and embarking passengers and crew
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