landside

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English

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Etymology

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From land +‎ -side.

Adjective

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landside (not comparable)

  1. Inland; away from the sea.
  2. In the freely-accessible area of an airport, outside of security, passport/immigration, and customs control.
    I had to remain landside because I did not have a boarding card.
    • 2006 October 15, Roger Collis, “Airport Lounge Programs: How to Get In (and How Much They Cost)”, in The New York Times[1]:
      You can relax, or catch up with work, safe in the knowledge that it’s just a few yards to the gate, assuming the lounge is “airside” (not “landside”).

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of outside the secure zone of an airport): airside

Noun

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landside (plural landsides)

  1. The flat bottom part of a plough.
    Coordinate terms: ploughshare, mouldboard, coulter
  2. The freely-accessible area of an airport, outside of security, passport/immigration, and customs control.
    Antonym: airside
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