(ちゅうきじょう)

ちゅうきじょう
noun
apron; aircraft parking area
1. apron; aircraft parking area (at an airport)
The area of an airport where aircraft are parked, loaded and unloaded, refueled, and boarded. Called the "apron" or "ramp" in English.
飛行機(ひこうき)駐機場(ちゅうきじょう)()まっている。
An airplane is parked on the apron.
駐機場(ちゅうきじょう)給油(きゅうゆ)荷物(にもつ)()()みが(おこな)われる。
Refueling and baggage loading take place on the apron.
到着(とうちゃく)した飛行機(ひこうき)駐機場(ちゅうきじょう)移動(いどう)し、乗客(じょうきゃく)()(はじ)めた。
The arriving airplane moved to the apron, and the passengers began to disembark.

The apron at an airport, where planes park between flights for boarding, unloading, and servicing.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 駐機場(ちゅうきじょう)()まる: to be parked on the apron
  • 駐機場(ちゅうきじょう)移動(いどう)する: to move to the apron
  • 駐機場(ちゅうきじょう)飛行機(ひこうき): aircraft on the apron