塔台

tǎtái

noun #18,094

Measure Word

一座塔台 zuò

Meanings

1 control tower (at an airport)

Characters

platform; stage

Examples

飞行员正在和塔台通话。

Fēixíngyuán zhèngzài hé tǎtái tōnghuà.

The pilot is communicating with the control tower.

塔台批准了飞机起飞。

Tǎtái pīzhǔn le fēijī qǐfēi.

The control tower approved the plane for takeoff.

Tips

memory

Tower (塔) + platform (台) — the tower platform at an airport from which controllers direct air traffic.

Stroke Order

塔 tǎ

台 tái