presecurity
adjEtymology From pre- + security.
1
Prior to the security process at an airport etc.
- In the Indianapolis airport, for example, travelers spend an average of 94 minutes in the terminal and presecurity areas before boarding their flights.1999, Marc J. Dollinger, Entrepreneurship: strategies and resources:
2
Before the introduction of security measures.
- In the presecurity past, senators shared the ride with visitors.2007, Jim Yenckel, Pauline Frommer, Pauline Frommer's Washington, Part 3: