planeside meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

planeside

adj

Etymology From plane + -side.

Beside an airplane; particularly used of baggage check or security searches

As a frequent traveler, I often take two suitcases through security but drop them off planeside before boarding, to be stored with other checked bags while in flight.2009 July 8, “Aboard Your Next Flight: The Race for Space”, in New York Times:

noun

Etymology From plane + -side.

A position beside an airplane.

In particular was the momentary departure for Vietnam of a brigade of the 82d Airborne Division from Fort Bragg—with LBJ shaking hands at planeside.2012, Douglas Kinnard, Adventures in Two Worlds: Vietnam General and Vermont Professor, →ISBN:
If, however, the runner is required to obtain the signature of the individual at planeside to whom the package was delivered, the possibility of theft immediately lessens; individuals are less likely to steal--or be careless with--a package if they know that their signature is the last one on a receipt.2013, Gerard Meurant, Airport, Aircraft, and Airline Security, →ISBN, page 357:

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The team will escort the family to the ramp and planeside.2015, Bob Buck, Well Built: Inspiring Stories from the Boardroom to the Frontline, →ISBN: