pseudolite n.—Gloss: A pseudo satellite. «Airports could, however, have inexpensive pseudolites that would receive GPS signals and broadcast their own, to provide both a stronger signal locally and one that is geographically more...
FOD n.— «In aviation parlance, “FOD,” or foreign object debris, can be sucked into jet engines or slice through the thin aluminum skins of aircraft, potentially setting off catastrophic fuel-tank explosions.» —“Airports...
cell phone lot n.— «The airport caters to these “road warriors,” as they are referred to by airport officials. Huckaby ticked off a number of ways the airport tries to serve all travelers:…Cell phone lot where people can wait to...
twazzock n.— «The people who kick up a fuss and blame the airport for making them late or forgetting their passport or for generally being a twazzock have to remortgage their house to buy a ticket on the next flight.» —“100% Foo...