"airspace" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: airspaces [plural]
Etymology: air + space Etymology templates: {{compound|en|air|space}} air + space Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} airspace (countable and uncountable, plural airspaces)
  1. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation, Politics Translations (controlled portion of atmosphere): паве́траная прасто́ра (pavjétranaja prastóra) [feminine] (Belarusian), 領空 (Chinese Mandarin), 领空 (lǐngkōng) (Chinese Mandarin), 空域 (kōngyù) (Chinese Mandarin), 上空 (shàngkōng) (Chinese Mandarin), luchtruim [neuter] (Dutch), ilmatila (Finnish), espace aérien [masculine] (French), საჰაერო სივრცე (sahaero sivrce) (Georgian), Luftraum [masculine] (German), légtér (Hungarian), wilayah udara (Indonesian), aerspás [masculine] (Irish), 領空 (ryōkū) (alt: りょうくう) (Japanese), 영공 (yeonggong) (alt: 領空) (Korean), 령공 (ryeonggong) (alt: 領空) [North-Korea] (Korean), ruang udara (Malay), przestrzeń powietrzna [feminine] (Polish), espaço aéreo [masculine] (Portuguese), spațiu aerian [neuter] (Romanian), возду́шное простра́нство (vozdúšnoje prostránstvo) [neuter] (Russian), espacio aéreo [masculine] (Spanish), luftrum [neuter] (Swedish), น่านฟ้า (nâan-fáa) (Thai), пові́тря́ний про́стір (povítrjányj próstir) [masculine] (Ukrainian), không phận (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-airspace-en-noun-JpfyX3EI Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 29 14 19 15 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 27 16 18 10 29 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics Disambiguation of 'controlled portion of atmosphere': 58 5 10 23 5
  2. (aviation) that part of the sky designated for the sole use of aircraft. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation Translations (part of sky used by aircraft): паве́траная прасто́ра (pavjétranaja prastóra) [feminine] (Belarusian), luchtruim [neuter] (Dutch), ilmatila (Finnish), espace aérien [masculine] (French), საჰაერო სივრცე (sahaero sivrce) (Georgian), Luftraum [masculine] (German), aerspás [masculine] (Irish), ruang udara (Malay), espaço aéreo [masculine] (Portuguese), возду́шное простра́нство (vozdúšnoje prostránstvo) [neuter] (Russian), espacio aéreo [masculine] (Spanish), น่านฟ้า (nâan-fáa) (Thai), пові́тря́ний про́стір (povítrjányj próstir) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-airspace-en-noun-mlhTn4RG Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 27 16 18 10 29 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'part of sky used by aircraft': 8 75 7 9 2
  3. (broadcasting) Space (i.e. a few neighboring frequencies) available for broadcasting within a particular frequency band. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Broadcasting Translations (broadcasting space): zendruimte (Dutch), bandbreedte (Dutch), taajuusalue (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-airspace-en-noun-kXvYpg39 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 27 16 18 10 29 Topics: broadcasting, media Disambiguation of 'broadcasting space': 16 9 66 4 6
  4. The portion of an enclosed area which contains air, especially breathable air. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-airspace-en-noun-MEdlyYQP Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 27 16 18 10 29
  5. (construction) The cavity in a cavity wall containing air for insulation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Construction
    Sense id: en-airspace-en-noun-Wue1Y75J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 12 19 10 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 27 16 18 10 29 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: territorial sky, jurisdictional sky, air space Derived forms: dead-air space Related terms: u-space

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      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pavjétranaja prastóra",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "паве́траная прасто́ра"
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      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "word": "領空"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lǐngkōng",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "word": "领空"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kōngyù",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "word": "空域"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shàngkōng",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "word": "上空"
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      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
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      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "word": "ilmatila"
    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espace aérien"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sahaero sivrce",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "word": "საჰაერო სივრცე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Luftraum"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "word": "légtér"
    },
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "word": "wilayah udara"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aerspás"
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      "alt": "りょうくう",
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      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "word": "領空"
    },
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      "alt": "領空",
      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "yeonggong",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "word": "영공"
    },
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      "alt": "領空",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ryeonggong",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "word": "ruang udara"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "przestrzeń powietrzna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espaço aéreo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
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      ],
      "word": "spațiu aerian"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozdúšnoje prostránstvo",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "возду́шное простра́нство"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "espacio aéreo"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "luftrum"
    },
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "nâan-fáa",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "word": "น่านฟ้า"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "povítrjányj próstir",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пові́тря́ний про́стір"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "controlled portion of atmosphere",
      "word": "không phận"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pavjétranaja prastóra",
      "sense": "part of sky used by aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "паве́траная прасто́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "part of sky used by aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "luchtruim"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "part of sky used by aircraft",
      "word": "ilmatila"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "part of sky used by aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espace aérien"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sahaero sivrce",
      "sense": "part of sky used by aircraft",
      "word": "საჰაერო სივრცე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "part of sky used by aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Luftraum"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "part of sky used by aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aerspás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "part of sky used by aircraft",
      "word": "ruang udara"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "part of sky used by aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espaço aéreo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozdúšnoje prostránstvo",
      "sense": "part of sky used by aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "возду́шное простра́нство"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "part of sky used by aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espacio aéreo"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "nâan-fáa",
      "sense": "part of sky used by aircraft",
      "word": "น่านฟ้า"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "povítrjányj próstir",
      "sense": "part of sky used by aircraft",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пові́тря́ний про́стір"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "broadcasting space",
      "word": "zendruimte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "broadcasting space",
      "word": "bandbreedte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "broadcasting space",
      "word": "taajuusalue"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "airspace"
  ],
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}

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