Find the word definition

Crossword clues for airspace

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
airspace
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
fly
▪ Misuse through ignorance can result in your getting lost, flying into controlled airspace, and putting other aircraft at risk.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Are there any Royal flights on today, or any other airspace restrictions?
▪ Once in a while pilots would actually penetrate Soviet airspace, intentionally or unintentionally.
▪ Pat has sketched the band of usable airspace for light or strong wind conditions.
▪ The defendants erected an advertising sign which projected into the plaintiff's airspace by eight inches.
▪ The incident took place in airspace controlled by the military.
▪ This was the first Gordon Bennett race where balloons could travel over the airspace of the former Soviet Union.
▪ Trespass can therefore be committed by a person who digs a tunnel under land or who abuses the airspace.
▪ What was the average monthly number of violations of Delta airspace by Gamma military airplanes?
The Collaborative International Dictionary
airspace

airspace \air"space`\ n. 1. the atmosphere above a nation and deemed to be under its jurisdiction.

Wiktionary
airspace

n. 1 (context politics aviation English) A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies. 2 (context aviation English) A designated part of the sky for aircraft use. 3 (context broadcasting English) space (i.e. a few neighboring frequencies) available for broadcasting within a particular frequency band. 4 The portion of an enclosed area which contains air, especially breathable air. 5 (context construction English) The cavity in a cavity wall containing air for insulation.

WordNet
airspace
  1. n. the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth [syn: air space]

  2. the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction; "the plane was refused permission to enter Chinese airspace"

Wikipedia
Airspace

Airspace 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. It is not the same as aerospace, which is the general term for Earth's atmosphere and the outer space in its vicinity.

  • Controlled airspace exists where it is deemed necessary that air traffic control has some form of positive executive control over aircraft flying in that airspace (however, air traffic control does not necessarily control traffic operating under visual flight rules (VFR) within this airspace).
  • Uncontrolled airspace is airspace in which air traffic control does not exert any executive authority, although it may act in an advisory manner.

Airspace may be further subdivided into a variety of areas and zones, including those where there are either restrictions on flying activities or complete prohibition of flying activities.

Usage examples of "airspace".

Cuban radar picks me up as I enter Angolan airspace and they immediately scramble a flight of MiGs from Saurimo, I should be able to turn out and run for it before they can catch me.

Cuban radar picks me up as I enter Angolan airspace and they immediately scramble a flight of Migs from Saurimo, I should be able to turn out and run for it before they can catch me.

X had released any more of those book-hunting mites into the airspace of the Leased Territories, Judge Fang knew that he was still offering a nice bounty to anyone who could tell him the whereabouts of the book in question.

Did any flights of Saudi nationals take place before national airspace reopened on September 13, 2001?

Saudi nationals, domestic or international, took place before the reopening of national airspace on the morning of September 13, 2001.

Saudi nationals from Tampa, Florida, to Lexington, Kentucky, was allowed to fly while airspace was closed, with special approval by senior U.

There was another big roar as we passed into Saudi airspace, and then all the jets came down, hoiked down the chaff, and were off, afterburners flaming in the brilliant blue sky.

We are still in Class G airspace, far enough away from lower class airspaces, such as Class E, D, or C, which necessitate radio contact.

A and B airspace are typically for the large passenger airline jets, which need constant radio supervision from the various ground controllers.

He said that some of that sky out there near Nellis is the most restricted airspace in the country, There was a hiss of static.

Saudi airspace and to fly support missions from Saudi bases--which allows them to say that no air strikes have been flown against Iraq from Saudi soil.

Second, a strong Anglo-American air presence remains in the region, providing access to Iraqi airspace for strike missions in the event Iraqi military units begin heading south.

And without use of Turkish territory and airspace, we could not logistically support Kurdish operations against the Iraqi regime.

At the very least, we must convince the Saudis to allow us to use their airspace and base some of our aircraft in the Kingdom.

Egyptian airspace and pass through the Suez Canal to reach the Persian Gulf.