AIRPORT
NOUNS
1930 — APRON the tarmac surround of a hangar → Royal Air Force usage
1944 — MADHOUSE an air-traffic control tower → Amer. aviation usage
1963 — GO-NO-GO the point on a runway where a pilot taking off must decide whether to abort or take-off or to take off → US sl.
1999 — GATNICK London ‘Gatwick’ airport → UK sl.
1999 — THIEF ROW London Heathrow airport → UK sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
..20C — KIWI a non-flying member of an airfield staff → colloq.
..20C — REDCAP a porter at an airport station → US & Can.
1945 — BAGGAGE-SMASHER a flight clerk → Amer. sl.
2004 — WANDER any security enforcer who waves metal-detecting wands over others; commonly applied to airport security personnel → US armed forces usage (Bk.)
VERBS
1970 — FALL ON ONE’S ASS of weather conditions at an airport: to deteriorate beneath operational limits → Amer. airline usage
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