noun
Uncommon
airspace
Airspace (noun) means the portion of sky above a country or region that falls under its legal control, especially for aviation purposes. Example: “The fighter jets were scrambled after an unidentified aircraft entered restricted airspace.”
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The portion of sky above a country or region that falls under its legal control, especially for aviation purposes.
"The fighter jets were scrambled after an unidentified aircraft entered restricted airspace."
"Commercial flights had to reroute around the closed airspace."
How to use airspace
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe sky over a particular area, treated as something a country or authority controls and can restrict.
Common pairings
enter restricted airspace
control of airspace
violate someone's airspace
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Word forms
- Plural
- airspaces
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The fighter jets were scrambled after an unidentified aircraft entered restricted _____.
Etymology
From air + space, describing the sky as a controllable territory in the same way land or water can be.
Synonyms
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Rhymes for airspace
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What does “airspace” mean?
The word “airspace” means the portion of sky above a country or region that falls under its legal control, especially for aviation purposes. In plain terms, the sky over a particular area, treated as something a country or authority controls and can restrict.
How do you use “airspace” in a sentence?
Here is “airspace” used in a sentence: “The fighter jets were scrambled after an unidentified aircraft entered restricted airspace.”
What part of speech is “airspace”?
“Airspace” is a noun.
Is “airspace” a common word?
“Airspace” is an uncommon word in modern English.
