air route

American  

noun

1. a designated route for aircraft flying between particular ground locations at specified minimum altitudes.

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Etymology

Origin of air route

First recorded in 1910–15

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Example Sentences

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air route

Analysts say the Houthis, under pressure at home from skyrocketing prices and dwindling supplies of basic necessities, are motivated to force open the air route.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

More than 7,000 animals, dead and alive, have been seized along the Thailand-India air route in the last 3.5 years, it said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

The fiasco erupted in the wake of attempts by the government of Antigua and Barbuda to establish a direct air route between the twin isle nation and Central Africa.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2023

But that’s bound to be eclipsed soon as airlines and aircraft manufacturers vie to be the first to pull off the last major nonstop air route: Sydney to London, estimated at over 20 hours.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2018

Even house pets were granted the privilege of traveling by the air route.

From High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France by James Norman Hall

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