"airspeed" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-airspeed.wav [US] Forms: airspeeds [plural]
Etymology: air + speed Etymology templates: {{compound|en|air|speed}} air + speed Head templates: {{en-noun}} airspeed (plural airspeeds)
  1. (aviation) The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying. Wikipedia link: airspeed Categories (topical): Aviation Hyponyms: calibrated airspeed, crossover airspeed, equivalent airspeed, indicated airspeed, true airspeed Derived forms: airspeed indicator Related terms: flight recorder Coordinate_terms: groundspeed, climb rate

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