air traffic
Americannoun
noun
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the organized movement of aircraft within a given space
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the passengers, cargo, or mail carried by aircraft
Etymology
Origin of air traffic
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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Chartered flights account for a fraction of U.S. civilian air traffic, and federal safety requirements are less stringent for those operators than for airlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Chapman confirmed these statements had been made to air traffic controllers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Lord Ricketts said more money should be spent on the defence budget, as well as improving the resilience of energy, transport and air traffic control.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Archer Aviation, the San Jose-based air taxi startup, announced Monday it was taking control of Boeing’s Wisk Aero as well as the air traffic software provider SkyGrid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
So I had to live with the muffled sounds of wind and rain, and of street and air traffic.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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