airport
/ˈeəpɔːt/noun
उच्चारण एअर्पॉर्ट
हवाई अड्डा
Basic wordPYP · asked 1 time
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a place where planes land and take off and that has buildings for passengers to wait in
हवाई अड्डा
- Indira Gandhi International Airport
- We reached the airport two hours before the flight to avoid any delay.
- The airport was crowded because of the holidays.
+ 2 more examples
- A taxi took us from the airport to the hotel in forty minutes.
- Radhika's flight was delayed, so she waited at the airport for hours.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
at / to / from the airport
Use at for being there, to for going there, and from for leaving it; no extra preposition after reach.
वहाँ होने के लिए at, जाने के लिए to और वहाँ से निकलने के लिए from आता है; reach के बाद अलग preposition नहीं लगता।
- Radhika was waiting at the airport for her cousin.
- We reached the airport two hours before the flight.
airport + noun (modifier)
Airport works as a modifier for services and people, like airport security, airport taxi or airport lounge.
Airport सेवाओं और लोगों के लिए modifier का काम करता है, जैसे airport security, airport taxi या airport lounge।
- Airport security checked every bag.
- The airport bus runs every half hour.
an airport (countable) + type
It is countable, and types include international, domestic, military and private airports.
यह countable है, और इसके प्रकार हैं international, domestic, military और private airports।
- Delhi has a large international airport.
- Many small towns now have a domestic airport.
airport vs airfield / harbour
An airport has terminals for passengers; an airfield is a simple landing area, often for small planes or the military.
Airport में यात्रियों के लिए terminals होते हैं; airfield केवल उतरने का सादा स्थान होता है, प्रायः छोटे विमानों या सेना के लिए।
- The army used an old airfield near the border.
+Collocations 4
adjective + airport
internationaldomesticbusynearestprivate
- The nearest airport is two hours away from the village.
verb + airport
reachleavebuildcloseland at
- The flight landed at the airport in heavy rain.
airport + noun
terminalsecurityloungerunwaytaxi
- The airport terminal was crowded with Diwali travellers.
at the airport
check inwaitpick updrop offcollect baggage
- Her father came to pick her up at the airport.
“More examples 5
- The airport was closed for several hours because of dense fog.
घने कोहरे के कारण हवाई अड्डा कई घंटों के लिए बंद रहा।
- Radhika arrived at the airport early to avoid the rush.
भीड़ से बचने के लिए राधिका हवाई अड्डे पर जल्दी पहुँची।
- The new airport will connect the hill town to the capital.
नया हवाई अड्डा पहाड़ी शहर को राजधानी से जोड़ेगा।
- A taxi from the airport to the hotel costs five hundred rupees.
हवाई अड्डे से होटल तक टैक्सी का किराया पाँच सौ रुपये है।
- Passengers must pass through airport security before boarding.
यात्रियों को विमान में चढ़ने से पहले हवाई अड्डे की सुरक्षा जाँच से गुज़रना होता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ We reached to the airport at six.
✓ We reached the airport at six.
Reach takes its object directly, with no to.
Reach अपना object सीधे लेता है, to के बिना।
✗ I will drop you in the airport.
✓ I will drop you at the airport.
For a point of arrival, use at the airport.
पहुँचने के स्थान के लिए 'at the airport' आता है।
AaSpelling
air·port
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A place where ships load and unload is a port or harbour; planes an airport; a small airfield an airstrip; a place where helicopters land a helipad; a place where trains stop a station.
जहाज़ों के माल चढ़ाने-उतारने की जगह port या harbour; विमानों की airport; छोटा हवाई क्षेत्र airstrip; हेलिकॉप्टर उतरने की जगह helipad; ट्रेनें रुकने की जगह station।
General knowledge
Cochin International Airport (Kerala) is the world's first fully solar-powered airport; Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi is India's busiest.
Cochin International Airport (केरल) दुनिया का पहला पूर्णतः सौर-ऊर्जा चालित हवाई अड्डा है; दिल्ली का इंदिरा गांधी अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा भारत का सबसे व्यस्त है।