Orléans

American  

[awr-lee-uhnz, awr-ley-ahn] / ˈɔr li ənz, ɔr leɪˈɑ̃ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.

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Orléans ¹ British  

/ ɔrleɑ̃ /

noun

1. Charles (ʃarl), Duc d'Orléans. 1394–1465, French poet; noted for the poems written during his imprisonment in England; father of Louis XII

2. Louis Philippe Joseph (lwi filip ʒozɛf), Duc d'Orléans, known as Philippe Égalité (after 1792). 1747–93, French nobleman, who supported the French Revolution and voted for the death of his cousin, Louis XVI, but was executed after his son, the future king Louis-Philippe, defected to the Austrians

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Orléans ² British  

/ ɔːˈlɪənz, ɔrleɑ̃ /

noun

1. a city in N central France, on the River Loire: famous for its deliverance by Joan of Arc from the long English siege in 1429; university (1305); an important rail and road junction. Pop: 113 126 (1999)

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Example Sentences

"Please plan to arrive to the Airport 3 hours early if you have travel scheduled," the New Orleans Airport posted Monday on social media, the latest transportation hub snarled by extended wait times due to short-staffing.

From Barron's

On Monday, the New Orleans airport encouraged travelers to get to the airport three hours before their flight, while Houston passengers were advised to arrive as many as five hours early.

From MarketWatch

The main airport in New Orleans warned Monday that TSA lines might be two hours.

From The Wall Street Journal

Security checkpoint wait times at airports in Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans and Charlotte, N.C., stretched to nearly an hour or longer on Sunday, and airport officials told travelers to expect continued delays as spring-break travel ramps up while the shutdown continues.

From The Wall Street Journal

In New Orleans, passengers posted videos of lines that spilled into the parking garage.

From The Wall Street Journal