airspace; territorial airspace
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
territorial airspace; the airspace above a nation's territory
formalA legal and political geography term. Refers to the sovereign airspace belonging to a nation. Compare with 领土 (territory) and 领海 (territorial waters).
Wèi未
jīng经
xǔ许
kě可
，
rèn任
hé何
wài外
guó国
fēi飞
jī机
bù不
dé得
fēi飞
yuè越
wǒ我
guó国
lǐng领
kōng空
。
No foreign aircraft is allowed to fly over our country's airspace without permission.
Guó国
jiā家
yǒu有
quán权
bǎo保
hù护
zì自
jǐ己
de的
lǐng领
kōng空
ān安
quán全
。
A nation has the right to protect the security of its own airspace.
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Qīn侵
fàn犯
lǐng领
kōng空
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
yī一
zhǒng种
yán严
zhòng重
de的
tiǎo挑
xìn衅
xíng行
wéi为
。
Violating airspace is regarded as a serious act of provocation.
Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
guó国
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
tán谈
pàn判
xīn新
de的
lǐng领
kōng空
xié协
yì议
。
These two countries are negotiating a new airspace agreement.
Lǐng领
kōng空
zhǔ主
quán权
shì是
guó国
jiā家
zhǔ主
quán权
de的
zhòng重
yào要
bù部
fen分
。
Airspace sovereignty is an important part of national sovereignty.