TRANSPORT BY AIRWAYS
AIRPORTS AND RELATED VOCABULARY PART TWO
customs
the public authority department that collects taxes on goods, bought and sold, and on products brought into the country, and that checks what is acquired
duty-free shop
a shop in an air terminal or on a ship that sells products like cigarettes,
liquor, perfume, and so on. without tax on them
hangar
a large building in which aircrafts are kept
helipad
a small area where helicopters can take off and land
heliport
a location from where helicopters take off and land
hub
a central airport, station, etc.through which an airline routes most of
its traffic
immigration
travel into a country to live permanently for the purpose of permanent residence
landing strip
a narrow piece of cleared land that serves as a runway without regular air base or airport facilities
lounge
a room meant for passengers for waiting in at an airport, etc.
metal detector
a security device to look for metal objects that are hidden in dresses and scans individual passengers for dangerous objects before boarding an aircraft
runway
a long narrow piece of ground with a hard surface meant for the landing and takeoff of aircrafts
security
a place at an airport where passengers are thoroughly frisked for possession of illegal drugs or weapons after the passport has been checked
Tarmac
an area with a Tarmac surface, especially at an airport( tarmac - a black material used for making road surfaces, that consists of small stones mixed with tar)
taxiway
the hard path that a plane uses as it moves to and from the runway
terminal
a passenger station at an airport where passengers arrive and leave and serves as a junction at any point with other lines
travelator
a moving path, especially at an airport
