jet bridge
See also: jetbridge
English
Alternative forms
- jetbridge
Noun
jet bridge (plural jet bridges)
- (aviation) An elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane, usually enclosed and used for disembarking and embarking passengers and crew.
Synonyms
- jetway, airbridge, air bridge (US); finger, aerobridge (UK); passenger loading bridge, PLB, passenger boarding bridge, PBB (aviation industry jargon)
Hypernyms
- (elevated corridor): skybridge, skyway
- (path for disembarking and embarking passengers): gangway, portal