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airspeed
the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it moves

airspeed [′er‚spēd]
(aerospace engineering)
The speed of an airborne object relative to the atmosphere; in a calm atmosphere, airspeed equals ground speed.


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The crew noted the airspeed was near zero and altitude was just less than 14,000 feet.
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