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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Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, neither of which shares a land border, maintain heavy air traffic with Russia and have stepped up passenger monitoring, their health ministries said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"You're coming in blind? Is that what you said?" the air traffic controller asked.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The air traffic controller tried to direct the pilot to the nearest airport — Paso Robles, about 60 miles away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
British air traffic is "out of control", writes the Metro, after a second glitch to the control system this month grounded "thousands" of flights.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
She needed to do that, which is why she went to the air traffic control tower to visit him one Sunday afternoon.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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