transit lounge

transit lounge (plural transit lounges)

1. (aviation) A waiting room at an (international) airport for passengers changing flights, or for long-haul passengers who have to leave their aircraft while it is serviced and refuelled (in both cases for passengers who haven't finished their journey).

• transit passenger

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• “transit lounge” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “transit lounge”, in Collins English Dictionary.
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