airspace
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airspace (countable and uncountable, plural airspaces)
- (politics, aviation) 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.
- Various European countries transferred the aviation control of their adjoining airspace to Eurocontrol, while each retaining legal jurisdiction.
- 2020 March 25, “Network News: Railway working with government to combat crisis”, in Rail, page 7:
- Haines has previous experience of dealing with a hugely disruptive crisis. He said: "I left the railway in 2008 and went to the Civil Aviation Authority. And within a few months I was in the middle of an Icelandic volcanic storm. Eyafjallajokull closed airspace across northern Europe.
- (aviation) that part of the sky designated for the sole use of aircraft.
- (broadcasting) Space (i.e. a few neighboring frequencies) available for broadcasting within a particular frequency band.
- The legalisation of free radios caused a bitter fight for airspace.
- The portion of an enclosed area which contains air, especially breathable air.
- (construction) The cavity in a cavity wall containing air for insulation.
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controlled portion of atmosphere
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part of sky used by aircraft
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broadcasting space
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