Meanings
plural airport books
- A book to be read in one sitting, especially during plane travel.
Thirdly, this book is aimed at educated non-specialists. It is harder to read than an airport book, but at the same time far more rewarding.
2013, P.-M. Binder, K. Smith, editors, The Language Phenomenon, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 2351 more example
Modern readers recognize the quiet, lone hours spent by Henry James’s character Isabel Archer, that immersive reading experienced not only by devotees of James but by escapist fans of the genre known as “airport books.”
2010 August 13, Robert Pinsky, “Start the Presses”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLCSynonyms: airport novel
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA book to be read in one sitting, especially during plane travel.
Origin
From the buying of such books directly from airports.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish lentomatkalla luettava kirja
- lentomatkalla luettava kirjaTranslations
French roman de gare
- roman de gareTranslations
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