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air show

noun

: an exhibition of aircraft and aviation skills

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The air show later resumed flight demonstrations, with the Russian Knights aerobatics team flying overhead as emergency crews still worked the crash site, the Associated Press reported. Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 21 Nov. 2025 View of the national colors of the United Arab Emirates in the sky as part of the Fursan Al Emarat team's air show at the Dubai Air Show. CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025 In 2022, a Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 crashed during the Sknyliv air show, killing 77 people, including children, in what became known as the deadliest air show accident in history. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 The Department of Homeland Security, irrespective of any ICE operations, is always involved in major events, from Super Bowls to air shows to Mardi Gras and major marathons, providing intelligence and terrorist threat assessments. Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for air show

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of air show was in 1912

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“Air show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20show. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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