aerospace

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noun

aero·​space ˈer-ō-ˌspās 

1

: space comprising the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond

2

: a physical science that deals with aerospace

3

: the aerospace industry

aerospace

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adjective

: of or relating to aerospace, to vehicles used in aerospace or the manufacture of such vehicles, or to travel in aerospace

aerospace research

aerospace profits

aerospace medicine

Examples of aerospace in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Boeing | Marian Lockhart | Via Reuters Calhoun was succeeded in August by Kelly Ortberg, a three-decade aerospace veteran and former Rockwell Collins CEO, whom Boeing plucked out of retirement in Florida to steady the company. —Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024

Ahead of the aerospace company are more ground tests and potential modifications to the vehicle to remedy its propulsion system woes and prepare it for routine spaceflight, NASA officials have said. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024

Adjective

Dillman, a mechanical and aerospace engineering major, designed the first prototype, which was little more than a small plastic box with a hole through it and a piece of mesh on the inside. —Peter Krouse, cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023

Zhenyu Gan is a mechanical and aerospace engineer at Syracuse. —Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Noun

derivative of aerospace entry 2

Adjective

aero- + space entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1955, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing aerospace

• aerospace plane

Kids Definition

aerospace

1 of 2 noun

aero·​space ˈar-ō-ˌspās 

ˈer-

1

: the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond

2

: a science dealing with aerospace

aerospace

2 of 2 adjective

: of or relating to aerospace, to the vehicles used in aerospace or their manufacture, or to travel in aerospace

aerospace medicine