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单词 aerobus
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aerobus
aerobus n.
Brit. /ˈɛːrə(ʊ)bʌs/
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U.S. /ˈɛroʊˌbəs/
[compare French aérobus passenger-carrying aircraft (1908), aircraft carrying large numbers of passengers (1928)] an aircraft likened to, or considered to perform the role of, a bus, esp. by carrying large numbers of passengers or providing a shuttle service.
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1906 Daily Chron. 11 Dec. 6/6Aerobus’ might be preferred [to ‘airvan’].
1913 Daily Mail 4 Oct. 6 The Grahame-White aerobus established a new passenger-carrying record by taking up nine passengers.
1960 Aeroplane 99 850/1 To date, the transport helicopter has been most successful in airline service as a special purpose vehicle (‘aerobus’) transferring passengers between airports in the Chicago and New York areas.
1965 Guardian 10 Feb. 1/1 The Minister..announced that discussions were in progress for ‘an aerobus’ to provide cheap travel for large numbers.
2000 Econ. Press Rev. (Nexis) 5 Oct. Several days before the arrival of our Tu-154 a French aerobus landed in the local airport.
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