airspeednoun [ U ]
uk/ˈeə.spiːd/us/ˈer.spiːd/the speed of an aircraft, measured against the speed of the air through which it is moving
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Speed of motion
- at full/half throttle idiom
- brisk
- burst
- celerity
- clip
- fleet
- going
- ground speed
- momentum
- pacy
- rapid
- rate
- speed
- speedy
- swift
- throttle
- top
- velocity
- zip
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