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planeside

American  
[pleyn-sahyd] / ˈpleɪnˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. the area on either side of an airplane.


Example Sentences

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To further ensure safety during travel, MLB recommends teams use private or smaller airports whenever possible and to clear Transportation Security Administration screening before departing for the airport or planeside.

From Washington Post

He was arrested planeside in 2013 with what the FBI said were plans to join al-Qaida-linked fighters.

From Seattle Times

Airport spokeswoman Toni Herrera-Bast says a bus will pick the team up planeside and officials are expecting fans to line a nearby fence.

From Washington Times

Everywhere he went, there was a police escort to meet him planeside and escort his truck directly to the barn.”

From New York Times

“It will show that the bag has been received for check-in, inducted into the baggage system, scanned planeside or is at baggage carousel No. 4,” said Paul Skrbec, a Delta spokesman.

From New York Times