Jetway

American  

[jet-wey] / ˈdʒɛtˌweɪ /

Trademark.

1. an enclosed, telescoping, movable ramplike bridge connecting an airport terminal and an aircraft, for use by passengers in boarding and disembarking.

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Example Sentences

Joe Castronovo III, who had flown from Orlando, Fla., on business, said he stepped off the Jetway and into the terminal and “saw people running” as travelers tried to find cover.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2022

Jetway Area Mitigation: The JAM Act requires airport gate areas to have enough seating for at least 10 percent of the passengers on a flight.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2021

Rath jumped in his truck, headed to the airport, and there he was, shambling down a Jetway — Casto, in his Ferris letterman's jacket, carrying his clothes in two Hefty bags.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2011

At Boston's Logan Airport, where the planes that hit the World Trade Center began their flight, the security codes to Jetway doors were often scribbled in pencil next to the locks.

From Time Magazine Archive

He giggled and took big steps off the plane and down the Jetway.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn