airbridge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The route and aircraft used to deliver material by an airlift.
  2. Synonym of jet bridge: an elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane.
  3. A conductor on an integrated circuit that crosses over other conductors with an air gap introduced between in the wafer manufacturing process.

Word forms

airbridge airbridges air bridge aerobridge

Etymology

From air + bridge. In some cases, Calque of German Luftbrücke.

Synonyms

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