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airspace definition

air·space (-spās′)

noun

  1. space for maneuvering an aircraft flying in formation
  2. the space extending upward above an area of the earth's surface; specif., the space above a nation over which it can claim jurisdiction
  3. the space above private land needed for its quiet enjoyment

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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