air show

noun

: an exhibition of aircraft and aviation skills

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The gates of Beale Air Force Base will open for its first public air show in seven years when the 2025 Air & Space Expo takes place this weekend. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025 And her first cousin, Prince William, the Duke of Gloucester, died in 1972 while piloting a plane in a race during an air show in Staffordshire, England. Brie Stimson, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025 Airlines and manufacturers use air shows as an opportunity to make splashy aircraft purchase announcements following months of negotiations, some of which will be wrapped up at the event. Jenni Reid, CNBC, 19 June 2025 And if you’re seated in Bayside Stadium, the scaffolding for Club Sea Glow on the stage can interfere with the air show. Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 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 8 Jul. 2025.

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