sector
In the schedule for an aircraft and its crew, the period starting with preparation of the plane before loading at one airport and ending with deplaning at the next.
Other meanings
A zone; a designated area.
An area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible.
Related words
- dipsector
- intersector
- multisector
- sectoral
- sectorectomy
- sectoring
- sectorise
- sectorization
- sectorize
- supersector
- boot sector
- hard sector
Example sentences
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This definition is adapted from “sector” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.