What do the words in white block capital letters over a red background denote on this aerodrome chart of LHR?
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$\begingroup$ Could you source the image, please ? $\endgroup$– kebsDec 28, 2018 at 13:15
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$\begingroup$ @kebs ead.eurocontrol.int/eadbasic/… $\endgroup$– J.FLLTDec 28, 2018 at 15:14
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They are named holding points; this allows them to say things like "taxi to RABIT" rather than "taxiway Bravo, hold short of taxiway Charlie". This saves a lot of time for ground controllers at busy, complicated airports.
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7$\begingroup$ Might be worth mentioning how these unusual names were chosen; flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/… $\endgroup$– RichardDec 27, 2018 at 1:38
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1$\begingroup$ Thanks for that @Richard ! Intriguing they are FIVE LETTERS only. $\endgroup$– FattieDec 27, 2018 at 14:38
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2$\begingroup$ @Fattie The reporting points or intersections in the air are five letters as well. $\endgroup$ Dec 27, 2018 at 15:09
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It's the name of the holding points if ATC asks the plane to stop in the middle of the taxiway to avoid collisions
