air show

noun

: an exhibition of aircraft and aviation skills

Examples of air show in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Two people are dead after a plane crashed near a Wisconsin air show this week, authorities said. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024 The air show will be held at the Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2024 Over 1,000 volunteers helped pull together the two-day event full of aviation experiences and performances, with a dazzling pyrotechnical finale sequence to close out the night, according to Darcy Brewer, executive director of the air show. Bailey Stover, Sacramento Bee, 14 July 2024 So download, print or screenshot our helpful guide to the air show, Thunder on the Ground and more. Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for air show 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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