air space

noun

a space occupied by air.

the amount of breathing air in a room or other enclosed space.

the region of the atmosphere above a municipality, state, or nation, over which it has jurisdiction.

the region of the atmosphere above a plot of ground, to which the owner has rights or access.

Also air·space (for defs 3, 4).

Origin of air space

First recorded in 1900–05

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British Dictionary definitions for airspace

airspace

noun

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

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