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air traffic control

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌair ˈtraffic conˌtrol noun [uncountable]  1. the process or job of giving instructions to pilots by radio 空中交通管制2. the people whose job is to do this 空中交通管制员
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air traffic controlI would have needed an air traffic control centre to keep track of where everyone was at any given moment.Mogadishu s transitional government has started talking of reopening the capital s airport and getting its air traffic control back.The co-operation of air traffic control is central.
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air traffic control
ˌair ˈtraffic conˌtrol noun [uncountable]
1. the process or job of giving instructions to pilots by radio
2. the people whose job is to do this


air traffic controlBrE /ˌeə træfɪk kənˈtrəʊl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌer træfɪk kənˈtroʊl/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the activity of giving instructions by radio to pilots of aircraft so that they know when and where to take off or land 空中交通管制;空管the group of people or the organization that provides an air traffic control service 空中交通管制人员(或管制站)The pilot was given clearance to land by air traffic control. 飞行员得到空中交通管制站发出的着陆许可。🔊🔊