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noun
- 1. the air available to aircraft to fly in, especially the part subject to the jurisdiction of a particular country: "the airliner was refused permission to enter Maltese airspace"
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AIRSPACE definition: 1. the air or sky above a country that is considered to belong to that country: 2. the air or sky…. Learn more.
Airspace [1] is the portion of the atmosphere controlled by a country above its territory, including its territorial waters or, more generally, any specific three-dimensional portion of the atmosphere. [2] .
The meaning of AIRSPACE is the space lying above the earth or above a certain area of land or water; especially : the space lying above a nation and coming under its jurisdiction. How to use airspace in a sentence.
AIRSPACE meaning: 1. the air or sky above a country that is considered to belong to that country: 2. the air or sky…. Learn more.
the part of the sky where planes fly, usually the part above a particular country that is legally controlled by that country. The airspace over Europe is becoming more and more crowded. The jet entered Chinese airspace without permission. The plane strayed into French airspace. Extra Examples. Topics Transport by air c1.
air space, in international law, the space above a particular national territory, treated as belonging to the government controlling the territory. It does not include outer space, which, under the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, is declared to be free and not subject to national appropriation.
Definition of 'airspace' Word Frequency. airspace. (eəʳspeɪs ) also air space. uncountable noun. A country's airspace is the part of the sky that is over that country and is considered to belong to it. The plane left British airspace. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. British English pronunciation.
