AIRSPACE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does airspace mean? 

• AIRSPACE (noun)
  The noun AIRSPACE has 2 senses:

1. the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth

2. the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction

  Familiarity information: AIRSPACE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AIRSPACE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

air space; airspace

Hypernyms ("airspace" is a kind of...):

space (an area reserved for some particular purpose)

Holonyms ("airspace" is a part of...):

air; atmosphere (the mass of air surrounding the Earth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Context example:

the plane was refused permission to enter Chinese airspace

Hypernyms ("airspace" is a kind of...):

air; atmosphere (the mass of air surrounding the Earth)

 Context examples 

Measures the pressure of oxygen dissolved in the blood and how well oxygen is able to move from the airspace of the lungs into the blood.

(Partial Pressure of Oxygen Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

It will also support airspace surveillance over the borders with Bolivia and Paraguay.

(First Brazilian satellite starts operations, Agência Brasil)