1. a system of air transportation in which local airports offer air transportation to a central airport where long-distance flights are available; [syn: hub-and-spoke, hub-and-spoke system]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hub-and-spoke
n 1: a system of air transportation in which local airports
offer air transportation to a central airport where long-
distance flights are available [syn: hub-and-spoke, hub-
and-spoke system]