hub-and-spoke
[ huhb-uh n-spohk ]
/ ˈhʌb ənˈspoʊk /
adjective
of or designating a system of air transportation by which local flights carry passengers to one major regional airport where they can board long-distance or other local flights for their final destinations.
Origin of hub-and-spoke
First recorded in 1980–85
Words nearby hub-and-spoke
huascaran,
huascarán,
huastec,
huayna capac,
hub,
hub-and-spoke,
hubba hubba,
hubbard,
hubbard squash,
hubbell,
hubble
British Dictionary definitions for hub-and-spoke
hub-and-spoke
noun
(modifier)
denoting a method of organizing intercontinental air traffic in which one major airport is used as a feeder for local airports
Sometimes shortened to: hub