Definition of air show
: an exhibition of aircraft and aviation skills
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And last year, a fighter jet crashed before an air show in Ohio.
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Al-Baker told reporters at a Kuwait air show last month that a U.S. start-up airline had offered Qatar Airways a 25% stake.
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Images from the air show multiple tractor-trailers piled up on a snow blanketed roadway.
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Though it should be noted that what Colbert, Meyers, and Noah do is very different from Bee and Oliver’s gigs—the former host daily programs, whereas the latter two air shows just once per week.
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Announcements at air shows in Dubai and Singapore have involved jets that might be built in Mobile.
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At a 2017 air show outside Moscow, plans were announced for a new generation of Russian combat drones.
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Trump and first lady Melania Trump met with military families and watched an air show demonstration at the base that serves as the home of Air Force One, the presidential plane.
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Selfridge Air National Guard Base is hosting its air show and open house celebrating 100 years.
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First Known Use of air show
1912
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Definition of air show for English Language Learners
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: a public event at an airport where different kinds of aircraft are shown and pilots use their skills to fly in unusual and exciting ways
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