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air map

American  

noun

  1. a map constructed from aerial photographs.


Etymology

Origin of air map

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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“If you expect to keep your city on the air map, it will be necessary to construct a municipal airport,” he declared.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2022

The meeting's purpose was to carve up the U. S. air map and apportion mail routes and subsidies.

From Time Magazine Archive

With Air Traffic Controller, a radar-like air map on the video screen displays two airports and two navigational reference points.

From Time Magazine Archive

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