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airbridge

airbridge noun: the route and aircraft used to deliver material by an airlift.

airbridge: the route and aircraft used to deliver material by an airlift
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Noun

airbridge (plural airbridges)

  1. The route and aircraft used to deliver material by an airlift.
  2. (US) Synonym of jet bridge: an elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane.
    Synonyms:
    jet bridge
  3. (integrated circuits) A conductor on an integrated circuit that crosses over other conductors with an air gap introduced between in the wafer manufacturing process.
    • The Schottky contact is connected to the anode pad using a Gold airbridge.
    • Figure 3a shows the process flow for an air dielectric cross-over or air bridge1985, Jeffrey Frey, K. B. Bhasin, Microwave integrated circuits, page 273

Synonyms of airbridge

Forms of airbridge

pluralairbridges
alternative formair bridge
alternative formaerobridge

Origin of airbridge

From air + bridge. In some cases, Calque of German Luftbrücke.

Questions about airbridge

What does airbridge mean?
Airbridge means the route and aircraft used to deliver material by an airlift.
What part of speech is airbridge?
Airbridge is a noun.
What is the plural of airbridge?
The plural of airbridge is airbridges.

Words near airbridge in the dictionary

  1. airbreathing
  2. airbreathing catfish
  3. airbreathing catfishes
  4. airbrick
  5. airbricks
  6. airbridge
  7. airbridges
  8. airbrush
  9. airbrushed
  10. airbrusher
  11. airbrushers

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