La torre de control
Example: La torre de control guía los aviones en el aeropuerto.
Definition
"La torre de control" is the control tower at an airport responsible for managing and directing aircraft movements on the ground and in the airspace immediately surrounding the airport, ensuring safe takeoffs, landings, and taxiing of planes.
Etymology
The term "la torre de control" comes from Spanish, where "torre" means tower and "control" refers to the act of controlling or managing. It literally describes the tall structure from which air traffic controllers oversee and coordinate airport operations.
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"La torre de control" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Air travel & Aviation - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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