air show
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of air show
First recorded in 1910–15
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Eastbourne is expected to get a bumper number of visitors this weekend when the seaside town hosts its popular Airbourne air show.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
At the air show, makers of everything from passenger planes to military drones show off their hardware to woo prospective customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
In 2011, a Blue Angels commander stepped down after he and his team performed a dangerous, low-altitude maneuver at an air show in Lynchburg, Va.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Residents in Simi Valley thought the small aircraft circling over the neighborhood on Saturday was part of an air show.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025
And there, Galya said, “I looked behind and saw that all were flying wing tip to wing tip. So Klava said: ‘Just you look at them; they’re flying like in an air show.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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