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block hour

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The time from the moment an aircraft pushes back from the gate at departure of a revenue flight, until the moment the aircraft makes its final stop at the arrival gate following its landing. Equal to flight hours plus taxi time.

Equivalents

Examples

“Some airlines average more than twelve block⟳ hours a day from their long-haul aircraft.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

block instrument Block Island Block Island Sound block length block letter block level element

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