superhub

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

super- +‎ hub

Noun[edit]

superhub (plural superhubs)

  1. A large, major hub.
    • 2000, Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor, Operations management: multimedia version:
      Each night, in less than three hours, the superhub sorts and transfers more than a million packages between connecting flights []
    • 2009 June 14, “Next Generation Airport”, in New York Times[1]:
      The Next Generation Airport is a superhub constructed offshore on a man-made island.
    • 2022 March 23, Stefanie Foster, “Updated designs unveiled for HS2's Euston station”, in RAIL, number 953, page 23:
      HS2 Minister Andrew Stephenson added: "This station will not only benefit the local community by enabling the comprehensive redevelopment of the area, but will serve as a transport superhub acting as a gateway to the Midlands and the North."