# Air Travel Advanced

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- CEFR: C1 (Advanced)
- Theme: Travel & Transportation
- Words: 20
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Airport and aviation vocabulary for the wider journey, including a baggage carousel, a transit visa and an e-gate, plus the fuselage, the black box and…

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## Word list

* **carousel** /ˈkɛrəˌsɛl/: The moving belt that goes round in a loop where you collect your bags after a flight. — “Our bags finally appeared on the **carousel** after twenty minutes.”
* **disembark** /dɪsɛmˈbɑrk/: To get off a plane, ship or train at the end of a journey. — “Please wait for the crew to open the doors before you **disembark**.”
* **transit** /ˈtrænzɪt/: The stage of a journey where you pass through an airport or country on the way somewhere else. — “We were stuck in **transit** in Dubai for nine hours.”
* **hub** /hʌb/: A major airport that many flights pass through to connect to other places. — “Dubai is a major **hub** for flights between Europe and Asia.”
* **transit visa**: A visa that lets you pass through a country without staying there. — “She needed a **transit visa** to change planes in Moscow.”
* **e-gate**: An automatic gate that scans your passport instead of a person checking it. — “We used the **e-gate** to skip the long passport queue.”
* **biometric** /ˌbaɪəˈmɛtrək/: Using unique physical features, like fingerprints, to identify a person. — “The new **biometric** gates scan your face instead of your passport.”
* **repatriation** /riˌpeɪtriˈeɪʃən/: The official return of someone to their own country, especially after a crisis. — “The embassy arranged the **repatriation** of stranded citizens.”
* **arrivals hall**: The area of an airport where passengers come out after landing. — “Families waited with signs in the **arrivals hall**.”
* **transatlantic** /ˌtrænzətˈlæntɪk/: Crossing the Atlantic Ocean, especially by plane or ship. — “The airline launched a new **transatlantic** route.”
* **legroom** /ləˈɡrum/: The amount of space in front of a seat where you can stretch out comfortably. — “Pay a bit more and you'll get extra **legroom**.”
* **aviation** /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən/: The activity of flying planes, or the industry involved in it. — “She has worked in **aviation** for over twenty years.”
* **fuselage** /ˈfjusəˌlɑdʒ/: The main body of a plane, not including the wings or tail. — “A large dent appeared in the plane's **fuselage**.”
* **cabin crew**: All of the flight attendants working together on a particular journey. — “The **cabin crew** demonstrated how to use the oxygen masks.”
* **black box**: A device on a plane that records flight data, used to investigate accidents. — “Investigators recovered the **black box** from the wreckage.”
* **mayday** /ˈmeɪdeɪ/: An international radio signal used to call for urgent help in an emergency. — “The pilot sent out a **mayday** call before landing.”
* **de-icing**: The process of removing ice from a plane before it flies in cold weather. — “Our flight was delayed for **de-icing** in the snow.”
* **airworthy** /ˈɛrˌwɜrði/: Safe and legal to fly. — “Engineers confirmed the aircraft was fully **airworthy**.”
* **hijack** /ˈhaɪˌdʒæk/: To take control of a plane illegally by force. — “Armed men tried to **hijack** the aircraft.”
* **wingspan** /ˈwɪŋˌspæn/: The distance from one wing tip to the other. — “The jumbo jet has an enormous **wingspan**.”

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