control tower; air traffic control tower
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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air traffic control tower; airport control tower
technicalLocated at airports to coordinate aircraft movements on the ground and in the immediate airspace. Staffed by air traffic controllers who communicate with pilots via radio.
Tǎ塔
tái台
shàng上
de的
guǎn管
zhì制
yuán员
zhèng正
zài在
zhǐ指
huī挥
fēi飞
jī机
jiàng降
luò落
。
The controllers in the tower are directing the aircraft to land.
Zhè这
zuò座
guó国
jì际
jī机
chǎng场
yǒu有
liǎng两
zuò座
tǎ塔
tái台
，
fēn分
bié别
fù负
zé责
nán南
běi北
liǎng两
gè个
pǎo跑
dào道
。
This international airport has two control towers, responsible for the north and south runways respectively.
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Fēi飞
xíng行
yuán员
bì必
xū须
yǔ与
tǎ塔
tái台
bǎo保
chí持
wú无
xiàn线
diàn电
lián联
xì系
。
Pilots must maintain radio contact with the control tower.
Xīn新
jiàn建
de的
tǎ塔
tái台
pèi配
bèi备
le了
zuì最
xiān先
jìn进
de的
léi雷
dá达
hé和
qì气
xiàng象
jiān监
cè测
shè设
bèi备
。
The newly built control tower is equipped with the most advanced radar and meteorological monitoring equipment.