aerospace

noun aero·space \ ˈer-ō-ˌspās \

|Updated on: 15 Jul 2018

Definition of aerospace

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

2 : a physical science that deals with aerospace

3 : the aerospace industry

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Despite a reputation as a technological powerhouse, Japan’s aerospace industry lags behind in key areas, including avionics, systems integration, networking, and stealth.

— kyle mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Now Northrop Grumman Wants to Build Japan's New Fighter Jet," 9 July 2018
Sitael and others in the Italian aerospace industry will contribute their own technology to the vehicle.

— loren grush, The Verge, "Virgin Galactic plans to launch customers to space from a future Italian spaceport," 6 July 2018
The minds of visitors from the aerospace industry and the armed forces, though, will mostly be on the future—and in particular what sort of aircraft will follow the F-35.

— The Economist, "Tomorrow’s squadron leaders will be accompanied by drones," 5 July 2018
Samantha Masunaga Samantha Masunaga covers aerospace for the Los Angeles Times.

— samantha masunaga, latimes.com, "California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra to file lawsuit against student loan servicing firm Navient," 29 June 2018
In 1956, after the growth of the defense and aerospace industries during World War II, aircraft manufacturer Lockheed established its Missiles and Space division in Sunnyvale.

— wendy lee, San Francisco Chronicle, "The scramble for Sunnyvale: Tech companies in ‘arms race’ for office space," 12 May 2018
The 2017 New & Expanding Industry Report shows automotive and aerospace industries are still expanding in Alabama, while forest product and food production sectors also had a good year.

— william thornton, AL.com, "Alabama saw $4.4 billion in investment in 2017, 15K+ jobs announced," 27 Apr. 2018
The other Democratic candidates — including retired intelligence officer Andrew Duck, retired economist George English, businessman Chris Graves and aerospace executive Christopher Hearsey — were never a factor in the race.

— paul schwartzman, Washington Post, "Trone wins Democratic primary for Delaney’s House seat in Maryland," 28 June 2018
This is the result of an investment in April from French and Italian aerospace firms Thales and Leonardo, which together with am investment from Japanese bank Mitsui and others raised $150 million for Spaceflight’s satellite ambitions.

— dominic gates, The Seattle Times, "While some NW space companies show progress, asteroid miner Planetary Resources is in rocky shape," 26 June 2018

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Origin and Etymology of aerospace

derivative of ²aerospace

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First Known Use: 1959

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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aerospace

adjective

Definition of aerospace

: 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

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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

Origin and Etymology of aerospace

aero- + ¹space

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First Known Use: 1955

in the meaning defined above

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aerospace

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Definition of aerospace for English Language Learners

: an industry that deals with travel in and above the Earth's atmosphere and with the production of vehicles used in such travel

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aerospace

noun aero·space \ ˈer-ō-ˌspās \

Definition of aerospace for Students

1 : the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond

2 : a science dealing with aerospace

aerospace

adjective

Definition of aerospace for Students

: relating to aerospace, to the vehicles used in aerospace or their manufacture, or to travel in aerospace

aerospace research

an aerospace museum

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