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air⋅speed

[air-speed]
–noun
the forward speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it moves.
Also, air speed.
Compare groundspeed.


Origin:
1905–10; air 1 + speed
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airspeed

noun
the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying 
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