air show

noun

: an exhibition of aircraft and aviation skills

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Residents in Simi Valley thought the small aircraft circling over the neighborhood on Saturday was part of an air show. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025 What To Know Aero India 2025, which is the largest air show in India, is taking place in the southern city of Bengaluru, formerly named Bangalore. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 General admission tickets for Saturday were sold out as of Friday, the air show announced on its Facebook page. Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025 The Indian air show is not the first time the Russian stealth aircraft has met a foreign counterpart. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 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 22 May. 2025.

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