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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The route and aircraft used to deliver material by an airlift.
2. 2
   Synonym of jet bridge: an elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane. US
3. 3
   A conductor on an integrated circuit that crosses over other conductors with an air gap introduced between in the wafer manufacturing process.

   "The Schottky contact is connected to the anode pad using a Gold airbridge."

Synonyms

All synonyms

jet bridge

Example

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"The Schottky contact is connected to the anode pad using a Gold airbridge."

Etymology

From air + bridge. In some cases, Calque of German Luftbrücke.

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