: the space lying above the earth or above a certain area of land or water
especially
: the space lying above a nation and coming under its jurisdiction
Examples of airspace in a Sentence
seeking permission to fly through U.S. airspace
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Lawyers representing the Trump administration have argued that Judge Boasberg’s order fell outside his jurisdiction because the flights in question had left U.S. airspace, and have insisted that a federal judge should not dictate U.S. foreign policy.
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
Chinese Catholics will remember him as the first pope to have ever been authorized to fly over Chinese airspace.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
The Bahamian military works with the U.S. Coast Guard, which allows the agency to patrol the water and airspace for drug and migrant threats.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The military still controls national airspace and conducts frequent bombing raids, which has allowed the government to keep rebel forces at bay.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
Chinese Catholics will remember him as the first pope to have ever been authorized to fly over Chinese airspace.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
The Bahamian military works with the U.S. Coast Guard, which allows the agency to patrol the water and airspace for drug and migrant threats.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The military still controls national airspace and conducts frequent bombing raids, which has allowed the government to keep rebel forces at bay.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for airspace
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“Airspace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airspace. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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