Meaning of rubber jungle | Babel Free
Definitions
In a commercial passenger airliner, the dense, forest-like profusion of suspended tubes, straps, bags, and masks which results when large numbers of oxygen masks are deployed.
Examples
“By the way, when all the masks are hanging out, it's sometimes referred to as the "rubber jungle."”
“From the day before, an accidental deployment of oxygen masks—a rubber jungle, in airline-speak—was discussed.”
“I looked back to see what was going on, and observed a rubber jungle of oxygen masks hanging from the overhead bins.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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