Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terminal control area

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
ter-mi-nal -con-trol area
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A volume of controlled airspace set up at the confluence of airways in the vicinity of one or more major airports to protect air traffic climbing out from and descending into the airports.

Inflected Forms

terminal control areas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

TCA

Questions

What does terminal control area mean?
A volume of controlled airspace set up at the confluence of airways in the vicinity of one or more major airports to protect air traffic climbing out from and descending into the airports.

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