airspeed

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Etymology

From air +‎ speed.

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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

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