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| carousel |
a rotating, circular conveyor, such as an airline baggage conveyor or a revolving household rack for spices. [1/2 definitions] |
| coach |
an inexpensive class of airline or railway travel, lacking the amenities of first class. [1/8 definitions] |
| flight attendant |
an airline employee who tends to the needs of passengers during a flight; steward or stewardess. |
| hostess |
a woman employed by a restaurant, airline, or the like to greet or serve customers. [1/3 definitions] |
| real time |
the actual time required for a computer to complete a computation, the result being necessary to control a currently ongoing process, such as the simultaneous booking of airline tickets. [1/2 definitions] |
| skycap |
a baggage porter at an airline terminal. |
| standby |
the state of being in readiness, as an airline traveler who waits for a space made available by a cancellation. [1/3 definitions] |
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