: the space lying above the earth or above a certain area of land or water
especially: the space lying above a nation and coming under its jurisdiction
Example Sentences
seeking permission to fly through U.S. airspace
Recent Examples on the WebThe Federal Aviation Administration has been examining aircraft, working on pilot requirements and looking into how to integrate planned vehicles into the airspace. Alison Sider, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 According to court documents, Henderson allegedly flew a DJI Inspire drone into the airspace over FMC Fort Worth, a prison in the south part of Fort Worth, just before midnight on Wednesday, May 4. Sarah Rumpf, Fox News, 12 Aug. 2022 Other Russian aircraft venture into Ukrainian airspace only for short periods. Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2022 Other Russian aircraft venture into Ukrainian airspace only for short periods.Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022 Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a statement that the prospect of jets departing from a U.S./NATO base in Germany to fly into airspace contested with Russia in the Ukraine war is concerning. Celina Tebor, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2022 During the Bosnian War in 1992, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) prohibited unapproved military aircraft from flying into Bosnian airspace to clear the way for delivery of humanitarian aid. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2022 Taiwan has reported almost daily Chinese air force forays into the same airspace since then, but the number of planes on Sunday was the largest on a single day since the October incursions.NBC News, 24 Jan. 2022 Hours later, Palestinian militants fired scores of rockets into Israeli airspace, and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | VERB + AIRSPACE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤controlled, restricted管制空域;空中禁區➤international, national國際/國家空域➤enemy敵人的領空▸➤British, French, US, etc.英國、法國、美國等的領空VERB + AIRSPACE➤cross, cross into, enter, fly in, fly into, penetrate, stray into, use, violate穿過領空;進入領空;在領空中飛行;飛入領空;穿越領空;誤入領空;使用領空;侵犯領空◇The jet had crossed into Russian airspace.那架噴氣式飛機穿越了俄羅斯領空。➤leave離開領空▸➤close, open關閉/開放領空◇They have decided to open their airspace to commercial aircraft.他們決定對商用飛機開放領空。➤control, defend控制/捍衞領空PREPOSITION➤in... airspace在⋯領空◇The glider was in Dutch airspace.滑翔機在荷蘭的領空。➤out of airspace不在⋯領空◇They were now out of controlled airspace.他們現已不在管制空域。PHRASES➤a violation of airspace對領空的侵犯◇The president said that all future violations of our airspace would result in serious consequences.總統表示,以後任何侵犯我國領空的行為都將導致嚴重後果。