The air corridor



Example: Air corridor defines controlled route for aircraft movement

Definition


"The air corridor" refers to a designated controlled route in the sky that aircraft must follow to ensure safe and organized movement during flights, especially in busy or restricted airspace areas.

Etymology


The term "the air corridor" combines 'air,' from Old English 'ær,' meaning the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, and 'corridor,' from the Italian 'corridore,' meaning a running passageway. The phrase emerged with the growth of aviation to describe specific flight paths.

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"The air corridor" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - Air travel & Aviation - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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