air space


noun

a space occupied by air.
the amount of breathing air in a room or other enclosed space.
the region of the atmosphere above a municipality, state, or nation, over which it has jurisdiction.
the region of the atmosphere above a plot of ground, to which the owner has rights or access.
Also air·space (for defs 3, 4).

Origin of air space

First recorded in 1900–05

British Dictionary definitions for airspace

airspace
/ (ˈɛəˌspeɪs) /

noun

the atmosphere above the earth or part of the earth, esp the atmosphere above a country deemed to be under its jurisdiction