airport

airport
air|port
W3S2 [ˈeəpo:t US ˈerpo:rt] n
a place where planes take off and land, with buildings for passengers to wait in
→↑airfield
▪ The plane landed at Heathrow Airport.
▪ Her family went to see her off at the airport.
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WORD FOCUS: airport
what you do at the airport: When you arrive at the airport, you go into the terminal building. You check in for your flight at the check-in desk . You show your passport at passport control and then go through security , where they check that you are not carrying any weapons. If you have time you can wait for your flight in the departure lounge . When your flight is called, you go through the departure gate in order to get onto the plane. The plane then takes off from the runway . After your plane has landed, you go to the baggage reclaim to collect your bags, then go through customs and immigration , where they check your passport and your bags. You then go out into the arrivals area of the airport.
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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