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• a variation of air space.

airspace

British  

/ 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

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For example, militaries detecting projectiles in their airspace that were en route to a target country didn’t warn their counterparts, leaving them with less time to deal with incoming attacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

While officially there is no link between them, authorities from various countries will be co-operating to assess whether this was a co-ordinated attack, designed to disrupt airspace.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Chen said "many like-minded" countries had assisted Taiwan over the airspace closure.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

British Airways this year has shifted some of its flying through Saudi airspace, which despite repeated Iranian strikes was deemed largely safe to use by aviation safety regulators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Francis Gary Powers's U-2 plane crossed into Soviet airspace just six days before the start of the Paris summit.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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