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Hold short

/hoʊld ʃɔrt/ /həʊld ʃɔːt/
expression Travel Formal
GeneralAir Traffic Control
  1. 1 (pistten) önce bekle, bekleme noktasında bekle

Definition (English)

Used by air traffic control to tell a pilot or driver to stop before a runway or other point and wait.

Example Sentences

  1. Hold short of runway one eight.
    Pist bir sekizden önce bekle.
  2. The controller told us to hold short of the active runway.
    Kontrolör bize aktif pistten önce beklememizi söyledi.

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