air show

or air·show

[ air-shoh ]

/ ˈɛər ˌʃoʊ /

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noun

an event that features aircraft performing aerial stunts.

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Origin of air show

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby air show

air service, air shaft, airshed, airship, air shot, air show, air shower, airsick, airsickness, airside, air sign

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How to use air show in a sentence

At the recent Farnborough Air Show it was Fernandez who became the first customer for the new Airbus A330neo, ordering 50 of them.
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It is, at least now, no different from any other chat show, except it is louder than an air show.
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The Paris Air Show opened on Monday and, as in years past, the Israeli booths were quite busy.
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Aviation writer Elyse Moody took one of them last year, at a Paris air show.
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Julien had trouble competing in the flamboyance category with his occasional air show mate, Bessie Coleman.
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When I got to Akron there was a lot of excitement going on over the air show.
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I heard they were giving an air show at Akron, right near my home town.
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British Dictionary definitions for air show

airshow

/ (ˈɛəˌʃəʊ) /

noun

an occasion when an air base is open to the public and a flying display and, usually, static exhibitions are held

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