aeropause
[ air-uh-pawz ]
nounAeronautics.
the indefinite boundary in the upper atmosphere beyond which the air is too thin for conventional aircraft to operate.
Origin of aeropause
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British Dictionary definitions for aeropause
aeropause
/ (ˈɛərəˌpɔːz) /
noun
the region of the upper atmosphere above which aircraft cannot fly
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