air show

noun

: an exhibition of aircraft and aviation skills

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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 Miami Grand Prix, Star Wars Day, Cinco de Mayo, the Fort Lauderdale air show, 561 Music Festival and more. South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2025 There won’t be any sold at the gate, the air show said. Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 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 1 Jul. 2025.

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