aero·space
ˈer-ō-ˌspās 
1
: space comprising the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond
2
: a physical science that deals with aerospace
3
: the aerospace industry
: of or relating to aerospace, to vehicles used in aerospace or the manufacture of such vehicles, or to travel in aerospace
aerospace research
aerospace profits
aerospace medicine
Examples of aerospace in a Sentence
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Monte Lyons: Lyons is a former Air Force veteran and worked in aerospace manufacturing for over 35 years.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
Continuing a trend of young European billionaires is Germany’s Kevin David Lehmann, who owns 50% of his nation’s biggest drugstore, dm, and French 22-year-old Remi Dassault, who is heir to an aerospace and software empire after his name.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The Boston company, known for everything from light bulbs to jet engines, has completed its split into three separate companies, as its aerospace and energy businesses start trading on the New York Stock Exchange as separate entities on Tuesday.
—Michelle Chapman, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Boeing’s board is likely to look outside the company for their next CEO, longtime aerospace and defense consultant Loren Thompson told Forbes’ Jeremy Bogaisky.
—Sarah Whitmire, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
In relocating its top management to the nation’s center of politics and government, Aerospace joins a growing number of aerospace and defense contractors that have made the move.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The top sub-sectors were aerospace, internet, and software, while banking, food, and agriculture were the worst.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Vigo, who founded her studio in 1959 after spending time in Switzerland and the United States, was inspired by science fiction and the style codes of the burgeoning aerospace industry, as immortalized in Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
—Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Peter Krouse, cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
Zhenyu Gan is a mechanical and aerospace engineer at Syracuse.
—Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
During his time at UT-Arlington, Lim had previously served as provost and chief academic officer and was a mechanical and aerospace engineering professor.
—Dallas News, 5 Jan. 2022
Afsaneh Rabiei, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University, claims her version of metallic foam is the strongest yet.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2016
That pace could be in line to nearly double as more launch service providers set up shop in Brevard County, said Frank DiBello, President and CEO of Space Florida, the state’s aerospace economic development agency.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2022
Dedicated lanes aren’t the best long-term solution, says Dennis Hong, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and founding director of the Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory at University of California, Los Angeles.
—Chris Kornelis, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2022
The drivers are made of aerospace grade titanium and compatible with the brand’s SureFit hosel.
—Scott Kramer, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
Take the issue of titanium sourcing, for example, which is a crucial input commodity for aerospace manufacturers.
—Steven Tian, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022
Noun
Orders for planes before certification are not unusual in the aerospace industry but not typically when there are questions about when the plane might be cleared to carry passengers.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Monte Lyons: Lyons is a former Air Force veteran and worked in aerospace manufacturing for over 35 years.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
Continuing a trend of young European billionaires is Germany’s Kevin David Lehmann, who owns 50% of his nation’s biggest drugstore, dm, and French 22-year-old Remi Dassault, who is heir to an aerospace and software empire after his name.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The Boston company, known for everything from light bulbs to jet engines, has completed its split into three separate companies, as its aerospace and energy businesses start trading on the New York Stock Exchange as separate entities on Tuesday.
—Michelle Chapman, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Boeing’s board is likely to look outside the company for their next CEO, longtime aerospace and defense consultant Loren Thompson told Forbes’ Jeremy Bogaisky.
—Sarah Whitmire, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
In relocating its top management to the nation’s center of politics and government, Aerospace joins a growing number of aerospace and defense contractors that have made the move.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The top sub-sectors were aerospace, internet, and software, while banking, food, and agriculture were the worst.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Vigo, who founded her studio in 1959 after spending time in Switzerland and the United States, was inspired by science fiction and the style codes of the burgeoning aerospace industry, as immortalized in Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
—Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Dillman, a mechanical and aerospace engineering major, designed the first prototype, which was little more than a small plastic box with a hole through it and a piece of mesh on the inside.
—Peter Krouse, cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
Zhenyu Gan is a mechanical and aerospace engineer at Syracuse.
—Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
During his time at UT-Arlington, Lim had previously served as provost and chief academic officer and was a mechanical and aerospace engineering professor.
—Dallas News, 5 Jan. 2022
Afsaneh Rabiei, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University, claims her version of metallic foam is the strongest yet.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2016
That pace could be in line to nearly double as more launch service providers set up shop in Brevard County, said Frank DiBello, President and CEO of Space Florida, the state’s aerospace economic development agency.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2022
Dedicated lanes aren’t the best long-term solution, says Dennis Hong, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and founding director of the Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory at University of California, Los Angeles.
—Chris Kornelis, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2022
The drivers are made of aerospace grade titanium and compatible with the brand’s SureFit hosel.
—Scott Kramer, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
Take the issue of titanium sourcing, for example, which is a crucial input commodity for aerospace manufacturers.
—Steven Tian, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022
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aerospace
1 of 2 noun
aero·space
ˈar-ō-ˌspās
ˈer-
1
: the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond
2
: a science dealing with aerospace
aerospace
2 of 2 adjective
: of or relating to aerospace, to the vehicles used in aerospace or their manufacture, or to travel in aerospace
aerospace medicine
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