air space

noun

the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth

• Syn: ↑airspace

• Hypernyms: ↑space

• Part Holonyms: ↑atmosphere, ↑air

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noun

1. : an enclosed space for or containing air: as

a. : space (as in a room) available for air for respiration

b. : a space between walls or in a wall to protect against dampness or to provide thermal insulation

c. : air sac 2a

d. : the space between the powder charge and projectile in a firearm

e. : a cavity containing air in the cellular tissue of a plant

2. usually airspace : the space lying above the earth or above a certain area of land or water; especially : the space lying above a nation and considered as under its jurisdiction

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1. a space occupied by air.

2. the amount of breathing air in a room or other enclosed space.

3. the region of the atmosphere above a municipality, state, or nation, over which it has jurisdiction.

4. the region of the atmosphere above a plot of ground, to which the owner has rights or access.

Also, airspace (for defs. 3, 4).

[1900-05]

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air space,

1. any more or less enclosed area or cavity containing air.

2. any gas-filled space found in the tissues of plants.

air|space «AIR _SPAYS», noun.

1. space in the air, especially above a particular section of the earth: »

China protested that its airspace had been violated by foreign airplanes.

2. the limited space in the air occupied by a formation of aircraft.

3. the space used in an aerial maneuver.