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AIRR-ohsp-ays/ˈeərəʊspeɪs/

Aerospace is the aircraft and spacecraft industry, often used before a noun: aerospace engineering; aerospace suppliers. Aviation (already in the dictionary) is closer to flying operations. Space is not a synonym on its own. Regional jobs: aerospace suppliers around one plant.

Meaning

The industry of aircraft and spacecraft (often used before another noun).

Examples

• “Aerospace suppliers in the region depend on one assembly plant.”
• “She applied for an aerospace apprenticeship, not a generic engineering one.”

Good to know

aerospace industry / engineering / supplier. Related: aviation (flights/airlines). Noun as modifier. Not “an aerospace” for a plane. Skills and export news.

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