| Main Entry: | airport book |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | any book, often lengthy fiction, bought in an airport for the purposes of in-flight and trip reading; also called airport novel, [airport fiction] |
| Example: | Airport books are seen as essentially disposable; suitable for a long flight or trip but then discarded afterwards. |
| Etymology: | from the point-of-purchase buying of books at the airport |