（１６８）elapse, taxi, stow

 Hong Kong Airport 4 July, 2009


出張で飛行機に乗った。機内で見つけた英単語。
1. elapse：経過する、過ぎ去る
2. taxi：（航空機が）地上走行する、陸上をゆっくり進む
3. stow：詰め込む、しまい込む

例文をインターネットで探した。
1. Thirty-two minutes elapsed from the time of the bulkhead explosion to the time of the final crash, long enough for some passengers to write farewells to their families.
bulkhead：圧力隔壁

2. To create a formula that calculates the amount of time elapsed between two different times of the day, subtract the starting time from the ending time.

3. Stow cup holder during taxi, take-off and landing.

4. He described the rain as “moderate” during the time the airplane taxied and “extremely heavy” after the accident.

5. With the baby out of it, the backpack collapses flat and is very easy to stow in the car, in airplane overhead compartment, train luggage racks, the trunk of the taxi, in front of your knees on the bus, etc.

6. Most of these items (except certain flammable and explosive items such as aerosols) can, however, be taken with you as checked-in luggage. The basic rule is: if in doubt, stow it in your suitcase; don't attempt to take it on board. Sometimes it may be confiscated and not returned.
checked-in luggage：チェックイン（手荷物として預けた）した旅行鞄
if in doubt：確信が持てないときは
take it on board：機内に持ち込む