airspace

Definition

A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies.

Etymology

From air + space.

Example Sentences

• "Holonym: aerospace (not synonymous)"
• "Various European countries transferred the aviation control of their adjoining airspace to Eurocontrol, while each retaining legal jurisdiction."
• "Haines has previous experience of dealing with a hugely disruptive crisis. He said: "I left the railway in 2008 and went to the Civil Aviation Authority. And within a few months I was in the middle of an Icelandic volcanic storm. Eyafjallajokull closed airspace across northern Europe."