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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Example Sentences

Protecting shipping, Gen. Clark concludes, means controlling the “whole shoreline, its people and the airspace above it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in attacks on Iran, Madrid's defence minister Margarita Robles has said.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

With airspace closed across the region, aircraft were grounded.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Located between two other big airports serving the region, the airspace can be complicated too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The leather jacket belonged to the days of the Corsair when men dueled in the skies for possession of Pacific atolls and for airspace above the gray, endangered fleets.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy