: 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
Examples of airspace in a Sentence
seeking permission to fly through U.S. airspace
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And reaction on the ground in Iran appeared muted as schools and businesses opened as usual and state television continued to show regular programming, with Iranian airspace reopening early Saturday morning.
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Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024
For once, the entity piercing through The View's airspace was not a phantom noise, a doomed gnat, an unknown spectral entity, or Joy Behar's cell phone, but rather the thrusting pelvis of a ripped stripper.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The deployment of the Shandong beyond the first island chain might explain the increase in Chinese military aircraft activity in airspace south of Taiwan since Sunday, as the aircraft carrier sailed in nearby waters while leaving the South China Sea for the Philippine Sea.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
On this day, everyone has a list—whether jotted down or floating in the mental airspace.
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 1 Nov. 2024
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Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2024
For once, the entity piercing through The View's airspace was not a phantom noise, a doomed gnat, an unknown spectral entity, or Joy Behar's cell phone, but rather the thrusting pelvis of a ripped stripper.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The deployment of the Shandong beyond the first island chain might explain the increase in Chinese military aircraft activity in airspace south of Taiwan since Sunday, as the aircraft carrier sailed in nearby waters while leaving the South China Sea for the Philippine Sea.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
On this day, everyone has a list—whether jotted down or floating in the mental airspace.
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Airspace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airspace. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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