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HUB-AND-SPOKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hub-and-spoke mean?
• HUB-AND-SPOKE (noun)
The noun HUB-AND-SPOKE has 1 sense:
1. a system of air transportation in which local airports offer air transportation to a central airport where long-distance flights are available
Familiarity information: HUB-AND-SPOKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A system of air transportation in which local airports offer air transportation to a central airport where long-distance flights are available
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hub-and-spoke; hub-and-spoke system
Hypernyms ("hub-and-spoke" is a kind of...):
air transportation system (a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air)
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