hub-and-spoke


hub–and–spoke

adj

Definition of HUB-AND-SPOKE

: being or relating to a system of routing air traffic in which a major airport serves as a central point for coordinating flights to and from other airports

First Known Use of HUB-AND-SPOKE

1980

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