What does "spokes" mean in this context?

ambiguity meaning-in-context meaning

The reference to the 'Airfield' in your sentence indicates that this is probably meant in the Airline Hub sense, which is a specific implementation of the spoke-hub distribution paradigm.

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In the above diagram, Denver is a hub; Los Angeles is another hub. Both have spokes radiating from them.


The definition of "metal bars on a bicycle wheel" is correct.

The article is using a wheel symbolically. Picture Kabul/Bagram Airfield centrally located (the bicycle hub) with spokes radiating out from the hub.

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