airspeed

or air speed

[ air-speed ]

/ ˈɛərˌspid /

noun

the forward speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it moves.

Compare groundspeed.

Origin of airspeed

First recorded in 1905–10; air¹ + speed

Words nearby airspeed

airside, air sign, air-slake, air sock, air space, airspeed, airspeed indicator, air splint, air-spray, air sprayer, air spring

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Example sentences from the Web for airspeed

This hand-held, gas-powered unit delivers 430 CSM, with an airspeed of 200 MPH.
Leaf blowers that help you fight fallen foliage|PopSci Commerce Team|September 25, 2020|Popular Science
Husqvarna’s general purpose leaf blower has a healthy CFM of 495, and an airspeed of 180 MPH.
Leaf blowers that help you fight fallen foliage|PopSci Commerce Team|September 25, 2020|Popular Science
The pilot, a big-boned Britisher who had two jobs to do at once, watched the airspeed indicator.
What The Left Hand Was Doing|Gordon Randall Garrett
I've never had her above 2.5, but the airspeed gauge is marked up to four.
The Cosmic Computer|Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for airspeed

airspeed

/ (ˈɛəˌspiːd) /

noun

the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it movesCompare groundspeed

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单词	airspeed
释义	airspeed or air speed [ air-speed ] / ˈɛərˌspid / noun the forward speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it moves. Compare groundspeed. Origin of airspeed First recorded in 1905–10; air¹ + speed Words nearby airspeed airside, air sign, air-slake, air sock, air space, airspeed, airspeed indicator, air splint, air-spray, air sprayer, air spring Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for airspeed This hand-held, gas-powered unit delivers 430 CSM, with an airspeed of 200 MPH. Leaf blowers that help you fight fallen foliage\|PopSci Commerce Team\|September 25, 2020\|Popular Science Husqvarna’s general purpose leaf blower has a healthy CFM of 495, and an airspeed of 180 MPH. Leaf blowers that help you fight fallen foliage\|PopSci Commerce Team\|September 25, 2020\|Popular Science The pilot, a big-boned Britisher who had two jobs to do at once, watched the airspeed indicator. What The Left Hand Was Doing\|Gordon Randall Garrett I've never had her above 2.5, but the airspeed gauge is marked up to four. The Cosmic Computer\|Henry Beam Piper British Dictionary definitions for airspeed airspeed / (ˈɛəˌspiːd) / noun the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it movesCompare groundspeed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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