airspeed

English

Etymology

From air +‎ speed.

Pronunciation

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Noun

airspeed (plural airspeeds)

1. (aviation) The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying.

   Hyponyms: calibrated airspeed, crossover airspeed, equivalent airspeed, indicated airspeed, true airspeed

   Holonym: air data

   Comeronym: climb rate

   Coordinate term: groundspeed

Derived terms

• airspeed indicator
• airspeedometer

See also

• flight recorder

Anagrams

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