planeside

English

Etymology

plane +‎ -side

Adjective

planeside (not comparable)

1. Beside an airplane; particularly used of baggage check or security searches
   • 2009 July 8, “Aboard Your Next Flight: The Race for Space”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     As a frequent traveler, I often take two suitcases through security but drop them off planeside before boarding, to be stored with other checked bags while in flight.

Noun

planeside

1. A position beside an airplane.
   • 2012, Douglas Kinnard, Adventures in Two Worlds: Vietnam General and Vermont Professor, →ISBN:

     In particular was the momentary departure for Vietnam of a brigade of the 82d Airborne Division from Fort Bragg—with LBJ shaking hands at planeside.

   • 2013, Gerard Meurant, Airport, Aircraft, and Airline Security, →ISBN, page 357:

     If, however, the runner is required to obtain the signature of the individual at planeside to whom the package was delivered, the possibility of theft immediately lessens; individuals are less likely to steal--or be careless with--a package if they know that their signature is the last one on a receipt.

   • 2015, Bob Buck, Well Built: Inspiring Stories from the Boardroom to the Frontline, →ISBN:

     The team will escort the family to the ramp and planeside.

Anagrams

• penalised, spanieled