airspace

/ ˈɛəˌspeɪs /

noun

1. the atmosphere above the earth or part of the earth, esp the atmosphere above a country deemed to be under its jurisdiction

Example Sentences

Qatar, a Persian Gulf nation with little airspace of its own, has long cultivated ties with the U.S. military.

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In response, Poland closed the airspace over several cities near the Ukrainian border, according to Flightradar24, which tracks air traffic.

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Both countries have warned that they could potentially shoot down Russian aircraft that enter their airspace in the future.

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"Pakistan violated Afghanistan's airspace, bombing a civilian market in the Marghi area of Paktika near the Durand Line and also violating Kabul's sovereign territory," the Defence Ministry said in a post on social media.

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In a rare acknowledgment during a meeting Thursday with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, Putin said that missiles fired by Russian air defenses after Ukrainian drones entered Russian airspace had detonated near an Azerbaijan Airlines plane.

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