Words of the week #11 and #12

an airport that serves planes of commercial airlines

• air carrier airport

• control tower

• concourse

• cargo

a graphic that compares the distance on a map to the actual distance it represents

• bar scale

• control tower

• mileage

• road map

all freight, except baggage, carried by an airplane

• cargo

• concourse

• mileage

• terminal

a large open space for passage of crowds

• concourse

• terminal

• mileage

• cargo

a glass-enclosed booth equipped with radar, radio, signal lights, and other equipment for directing air traffic

• control tower

• gate

• air carrier airport

• terminal

an airport terminal entryway used for boarding or leaving an airplane

• gate

• cargo

• concourse

• terminal

a place where major roads meet or join

• highway interchange

• interstate highway

• U.S. highway

• road map

a major public road that is part of a nationwide highway system; created after the U.S. highway system.

• interstate highway

• road map

• highway interchange

• traffic pattern

total number of miles traveled

• mileage

• road map

• bar scale

• traffic pattern

a map for motorists that shows the highways of an area

• road map

• interstate highway

• U.S. highway

• traffic pattern