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aeropause

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aer⋅o⋅pause

  [air-uh-pawz]
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–noun Aeronautics.
the indefinite boundary in the upper atmosphere beyond which the air is too thin for conventional aircraft to operate.
Origin:
1950–55; aero- + pause
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aer·o·pause   (âr'ō-pôz')   
n.  The region of the atmosphere above which aircraft cannot fly.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: aero·pause
Pronunciation: 'ar-O-"poz, 'er-
Function: noun
: the level above the earth's surface where the atmosphere becomes too thin tosupport aircraft and human life
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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