airport building

Meaning

An airport building (often referred to as a terminal) is the physical structure where passengers buy tickets, check in luggage, go through security, and wait for their flights. It houses all the main facilities of an airport.

Examples

• The taxi dropped us off right outside the main airport building.

  The taxi dropped us off right outside the main airport building.

• It is a very modern airport building with lots of shops and restaurants.

  It is a very modern airport building with lots of shops and restaurants.

• You cannot smoke inside the airport building; you must go outside.

  You cannot smoke inside the airport building; you must go outside.

• The airport building is so large that they have a train to connect the different terminals.

  The airport building is so large that they have a train to connect the different terminals.

• We walked into the airport building and immediately looked for the departures board.

  We walked into the airport building and immediately looked for the departures board.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I am waiting for you inside the airport house.

  ✓ I am waiting for you inside the airport building.

  'House' is only used for residential homes. For public structures, use 'building' or 'terminal'.

• ✗ The plane landed and we walked to the airport construction.

  ✓ I am waiting for you inside the airport building.

  'Construction' refers to the act of building something or an unfinished structure, not a completed building.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The taxi driver dropped us off in front of the main ___.

  💡 The large structure where passengers check in.

  Show answer

  airport building

• You can find several cafes inside the ___.

  💡 The physical airport facility.

  Show answer

  airport building