air show

noun

: an exhibition of aircraft and aviation skills

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The air show also brought spectators from around the globe. William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025 The California Coastal Commission voted Friday, Aug. 15, to approve the permit application filed by Code Four, the air show’s organizer. Claire Wang, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025 Fans are allowed re-entry into the stadium throughout the air show, Racing game (which starts at 5 p.m.) and fireworks show. Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 But after an Air India flight crashed on Thursday, marking the first fatal air disaster of a Boeing Dreamliner, Ortberg canceled plans to go to the massive air show that begins Sunday. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for air show

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of air show was in 1912

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“Air show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20show. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.

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