Meanings
nounjet bridge (plural jet bridges)
plural jet bridges · alternative jetbridge
- aeronauticsAn elevated, usually enclosed, corridor connecting an airport to an aeroplane for embarking and disembarking crew and passengers.
Synonyms: aerobridge, airbridge, air bridge, air jetty, jetty, finger, jetway, passenger boarding bridge
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn elevated, usually enclosed, corridor connecting an airport to an aeroplane for embarking and disembarking crew and passengers.
Similar
aerobridgeairbridgeair bridgeair jettyjettyfingerjetwaypassenger boarding bridgePBBpassenger loading bridgePLB
Translations
Catalan passarel·la
- passarel·laelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
Chinese Mandarin 登機橋 /登机桥, 廊橋 /廊桥
- 登機橋 /登机桥 (dēngjīqiáo)elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
- 廊橋 /廊桥 (lángqiáo)elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
- 空橋 /空桥 (kōngqiáo)elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
Czech nástupní most
- nástupní mostelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
Danish passagerbro
- passagerbroelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
Dutch aviobrug, passagiersbrug
- aviobrugelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
- passagiersbrugelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
- slurfelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
- vliegtuigslurfelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
French passerelle aéroportuaire, passerelle d’embarquement
- passerelle aéroportuaireelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
- passerelle d’embarquementelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
German Fluggastbrücke, Gangway
- Fluggastbrückeelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
- Gangwayelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
- Passagierbrückeelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
Hungarian beszállóhíd, utashíd
- beszállóhídelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
- utashídelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
Polish rękaw lotniczy
- rękaw lotniczyelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
Russian телескопи́ческий трап, телетра́п
- телескопи́ческий трап (teleskopíčeskij trap)elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
- телетра́п (teletráp)elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
- рука́в (rukáv)elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
Spanish pasillo de embarco, finger
- pasillo de embarcoelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
- fingerelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
- túnel articuladoelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
- pasarela aeroportuariaelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
- manga de embarqueelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
Swedish embarkeringsbrygga, finger
- embarkeringsbryggaelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
- fingerelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
- ombordstigningsbryggaelevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane
Cite this entry
APA
jet bridge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jet%20bridge
MLA
“jet bridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jet%20bridge. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jet bridge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jet%20bridge.
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