aerospace

noun

aero·space | \ ˈer-ō-ˌspās

Definition of aerospace

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : space comprising the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond

2 : a physical science that deals with aerospace

3 : the aerospace industry

aerospace

adjective

Definition of aerospace (Entry 2 of 2)

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

The global boom in aerospace is playing out locally as numerous Connecticut companies are expanding and hiring to keep up with rising demand for airplane parts and components. — Stephen Singer, courant.com, "When global becomes local: Connecticut manufacturers benefit from worldwide aerospace boom," 11 July 2019 Tempo’s focus is on aerospace, medical devices and industrial applications. — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, "Electronics manufacturing in San Francisco? Why, yes," 4 July 2019 Many went on to have lengthy careers in aerospace working on the subsequent Space Shuttle program or the International Space Station. — Chabeli Herrera, orlandosentinel.com, "Over 400,000 Apollo workers helped the U.S. land on the moon. Here are some of their stories," 3 July 2019 Increasingly, the iconic American planemaker and its subcontractors have relied on temporary workers making as little as $9 an hour to develop and test software, often from countries lacking a deep background in aerospace — notably India. — Peter Robison, chicagotribune.com, "Boeing outsourced its 737 Max software to lower-paid contractors, former engineers say," 1 July 2019 Increasingly, the iconic American planemaker and its subcontractors have relied on temporary workers making as little as $9 an hour to develop and test software, often from countries lacking a deep background in aerospace -- notably India. — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, "Boeing increasingly relied on outsourced $9-an-hour engineers to test software," 28 June 2019 In civil aerospace Boeing is a business-to-business company. — The Economist, "Boeing’s boss wins a reprieve, not redemption," 21 June 2019 Perhaps not coincidentally, American companies now dominate a number of industries that do a lot of business with the Pentagon, such as aerospace, defense, and telecommunications. — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, "Elizabeth Warren’s Theory of the Case," 10 June 2019 An assortment of military, aerospace, defense and other government contractors have operations at Port San Antonio. — Madison Iszler, ExpressNews.com, "Port San Antonio to add another tech building," 4 June 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

So says Barton Smith, a mechanical and aerospace engineer (and staunch baseball fan) at Utah State University. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Physics can explain the fastball’s unexpected twist, new study finds," 23 Nov. 2018 An aerospace workers union has fought to keep the C-130 contract in Cobb County. — Ben Brasch, ajc, "Facts and history on C-130, the plane that just crashed in Savannah," 3 May 2018 His father is a research scientist in Cleveland at Ohio Aerospace Institute, an aerospace research contractor. — New York Times, "Nikita Saxena, Aditya Kalluri," 29 Apr. 2018 As with some of the state's other automotive and aerospace projects, the potential for supplier jobs is also great. — William Thornton, AL.com, "Tuskegee greets Italian ambassador as city seeks to lure jet trainer project," 5 Feb. 2018 Aerospace manufacturer Blue Origin is coming to Huntsville, Gov. Kay Ivey announced today. — Lee Roop, AL.com, "Blue Origin coming to Huntsville: Spaceflight company created by Amazon's Jeff Bezos," 26 June 2017 Its past targets have included military and aerospace organizations from the United States, Europe, Canada, Japan and South Korea. — David E. Sanger And Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, "D.N.C. Says Russian Hackers Penetrated Its Files, Including Dossier on Donald Trump," 14 June 2016

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