definitions

airspeed

or air speed

[ air-speed ]
/ ˈɛərˌspid /
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noun

the forward speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it moves.

Nearby words

airshow, airsick, airsickness, airside, airspace, airspeed, airspeed indicator, airstream, airstrip, airt, airtight
Compare groundspeed.

Origin of airspeed

First recorded in 1905–10; air1 + speed
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Examples from the Web for airspeed

  • The pilot, a big-boned Britisher who had two jobs to do at once, watched the airspeed indicator.

    What The Left Hand Was Doing|Gordon Randall Garrett

  • I've never had her above 2.5, but the airspeed gauge is marked up to four.

    The Cosmic Computer|Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for airspeed

airspeed

/ (ˈɛəˌspiːd) /

noun

the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it movesCompare groundspeed
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