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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The flight is understood to have missed its air traffic control slot and departed an hour late after the missing passengers' bags were unloaded.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
More than five years after a series of mysterious “jetpack man” sightings in the airspace near LAX, another possible airborne human rattled air traffic controllers Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
An air traffic controller had just told the Frontier pilot they were clear for takeoff and wished them a good night.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
They added that the crew had passed pre-flight health checks, and that there were "no abnormalities" observed in radio communications and air traffic control before the incident.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
The plane’s air traffic controller calls out one last time.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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