Airport Machinery and Equipment

Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 248 v.0.1

1. arrival and departures board / arrival and departures screen / screen / monitor |n| a large display showing time, destinations etc of arriving and departing flights.
2. "I think our flight might be delayed. Let's take a look at the screen and see what our flight status is."
3. baggage trolley |UK| / trolley |UK| / baggage cart |US|/ cart |n| a large wheeled metal basket of frame used for transporting items such as luggage or supermarket purchases.
4. x-ray machine |n| a x-ray tube, power supply, and associated equipment required for producing x-ray photographs.
   
5. metal detector |n| an electronic device for detecting the presence of metal objects, as one used as a portable sweeping unit or one emplaced in an archway at an airport terminal to detect concealed weapons, explosives, etc.
6. scales |n| an instrument for weighing, usually a device with and electronic or other internal weighing mechanism.
   
7. windsock |n| a tube made of soft material, open at both ends, that hangs at the top of a pole, to show the direction of the wind.

      Posts Related

1. Airports
2. Airports  (visual)
3. Airport Terminal Area
4. Airport Airside Areas
5. Airport People
6. Flights
7. Plane  (visual)
8. Travel
9. Tickets
10. Bagages

      Bonus

1. National Geographic (Inside Miami International Airport) (TV programme)
2. National Geographic (Megastructures - Kansai International Airport) (TV programme)
3. Learning English at the Airport (video)
4. Wikipedia (Airport)

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