airspace
noun/ˈeəspeɪs/
/ˈerspeɪs/
[uncountable]- 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 ExamplesTopics Transport by airc1- The president said that all future violations of our airspace would result in serious consequences.
- They have decided to open their airspace to commercial aircraft.
- They were now out of controlled airspace.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- controlled
- restricted
- international
- …
- cross
- cross into
- enter
- …
- in… airspace
- out of airspace
- a violation of airspace
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