Phrase guide

jet bridge

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An elevated, usually enclosed, corridor connecting an airport to an aeroplane for embarking and disembarking crew and passengers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aerobridge, airbridge, air bridge, air jetty, jetty, finger, jetway, passenger boarding bridge, PBB, passenger loading bridge, PLB

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an extendible bridge for loading passengers onto large commercial airplanes; provides protected access to the plane from the gate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: passarel·la — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Chinese Mandarin: 登機橋 /登机桥 (dēngjīqiáo) — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Chinese Mandarin: 廊橋 /廊桥 (lángqiáo) — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空橋 /空桥 (kōngqiáo) — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Czech: nástupní most — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Danish: passagerbro — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Dutch: aviobrug — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Dutch: passagiersbrug — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Dutch: slurf — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Dutch: vliegtuigslurf — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • French: passerelle aéroportuaire — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • French: passerelle d’embarquement — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • German: Fluggastbrücke — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • German: Gangway — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • German: Passagierbrücke — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Hungarian: beszállóhíd — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Hungarian: utashíd — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Polish: rękaw lotniczy — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Russian: телескопи́ческий трап (teleskopíčeskij trap) — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Russian: телетра́п (teletráp) — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Russian: рука́в (rukáv) — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Spanish: pasillo de embarco — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Spanish: finger — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Spanish: túnel articulado — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Spanish: pasarela aeroportuaria — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Spanish: manga de embarque — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Swedish: embarkeringsbrygga — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Swedish: finger — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
  • Swedish: ombordstigningsbrygga — elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane