noon balloon
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A period around midday when an airport has a particularly large amount of air traffic.
Example Sentences
- "We did not have a noon balloon, but when needed I met VIPs at the airport. I chauffeured them between the airport, hotel and the plant."
- "The noon balloon was chosen as the basis for the traffic model because during this arrival rush demand exceeds airport capacity and air traffic managers impose time-based metering restrictions […]"