air space

Sky above borders

Air space is the atmosphere above a particular territory, especially when considered as subject to jurisdiction: The plane violated Russian air space.

Also written as one word.

More literally, air space is any volume of air or gap filled with air: Leave some air space between the insulation and the wall.

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sky · airways · aviation · commercial flight · wind · restricted zones · cloud · flightpath · holding pattern · altitude · flying · flight path · buffer zone · ceiling · international treaties · radar systems · restricted · oxygen

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vertical domain

air spaceunderground

Below ground or countercultural

ground level · surface area · subsurface · land surface · sea level

medium/environment

air spaceterritorial waters

Sovereign coastal sea zone

ocean floor · seabed · solid ground · underwater

accessibility/openness

air spaceobstruction

Something blocking the way

Family

airspace, airspaces

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G