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airspeed

noun

air·​speed ˈer-ˌspēd How to pronounce airspeed (audio)
: the speed (as of an airplane) with relation to the air compare ground speed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Forget debating the airspeed velocity of an unladen African versus a European swallow. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2022 Our testers were quite impressed by its sleek design, which includes a metal build and thoughtful features like its LED display, adjustable height, and wide range of airspeed settings. Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022 Flight-data recorders track details about flights, including airspeed and the position of the wing flaps. Micah Maidenberg, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2022 The second black box tracks flight details from basic data such as airspeed, altitude, the status of smoke alarms and the position of the wing flaps, as well as the pilots’ inputs into the controls. Trefor Moss And Yang Jie, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2022 Investigators are still searching for the second recorder that stores flight data, including airspeed, altitude and wing flap positions. Karson Yiu, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2022 The flight data recorder captures information about the plane's airspeed, altitude, direction up or down, pilot actions, and performance of all key systems. Ng Han Guan And Ken Moritsugu, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2022 The company said the air taxi had a true airspeed of 205 mph. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2022 In June last year, a first officer for an airline in the U.S. who hadn’t flown in nearly three months forgot to switch on the anti-icing mechanism for the plane’s airspeed sensors. Anurag Kotoky, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of airspeed was in 1909

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