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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespontile d'imbarqu
Native Script:pontile d'imbarco
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pon-tee-le dim-bar-ko
"I passeggeri stanno camminando lungo il pontile d'imbarco."
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An enclosed, movable tunnel-like walkway that connects an airport terminal gate directly to an aircraft, allowing passengers to board and disembark without stepping outside.
"Passengers lined up in the terminal as the agents prepared to open the door to the jetway."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century as a proprietary trademark (originally by the Pacific Car and Foundry Company) combining 'jet' (referring to jet aircraft) and 'way' (meaning path or passage). Over time, the proprietary term generalized into the standard generic descriptor for an enclosed, movable airport bridge connecting the terminal gate to an airplane.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Jetway" is said worldwide
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passerelle télescopique
Transliteration: pas-rel teh-les-ko-peek
"Les passagers ont emprunté la passerelle télescopique pour monter à bord de l'avion."
Fluggastbrücke
Transliteration: flug-gast-bruk-e
"Das Flugzeug dockte direkt an die Fluggastbrücke an."
pontile d'imbarqu
Transliteration: pon-tee-le dim-bar-ko
Script: pontile d'imbarco
"I passeggeri stanno camminando lungo il pontile d'imbarco."
pasarela de acceso
Transliteration: pa-sa-re-la de ak-se-so
"El avión está conectado a la pasarela de acceso."
ponte de embarque
Transliteration: pon-tchi dji em-bar-ki
"Os passageiros cruzaram a ponte de embarque para entrar na aeronave."
बोर्डिंग ब्रिज
Transliteration: boarding brij
"यात्री बोर्डिंग ब्रिज के माध्यम से विमान में चढ़े।"
登机桥
Transliteration: dēng jī qiáo
"旅客们通过登机桥走进了飞机。"
탑승교
Transliteration: tapseunggyo
"승객들이 탑승교를 통해 비행기로 걸어갔습니다."
搭乗橋
Transliteration: tōjōkyō
"乗客は搭乗橋を通って飛行機に乗り込みました。"
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