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aeropause

[ air-uh-pawz ]

noun

, Aeronautics.
  1. the indefinite boundary in the upper atmosphere beyond which the air is too thin for conventional aircraft to operate.


aeropause

/ ˈɛərəˌpɔːz /

noun

  1. the region of the upper atmosphere above which aircraft cannot fly


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aeropause1

First recorded in 1950–55; aero- + pause

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