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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFlugshow
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fluːkˌʃoː
"Auf der Flugshow zeigten die Piloten waghalsige Manöver."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A public exhibition where stunt pilots and military aircraft perform aerial acrobatics and flypasts.
"Thousands of aviation enthusiasts gathered at the airfield to watch the annual summer airshow." - 2
A commercial trade exhibition for the aerospace industry featuring static and flying displays of new aircraft.
"Major defense contractors unveiled their latest unmanned drones at the international airshow."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound of the English words 'air' (derived from Old French 'air', from Latin 'aer') and 'show' (from Old English 'scēawian', meaning to look at or view). Emerging in the early 20th century with the advent of powered flight, it combined to describe public exhibitions of aircraft stunts and maneuvers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Airshow" is said worldwide
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meeting aérien
Transliteration: meting e.ʁe.ɛ̃
"Le meeting aérien a présenté des cascades spectaculaires."
Flugshow
Transliteration: fluːkˌʃoː
"Auf der Flugshow zeigten die Piloten waghalsige Manöver."
spettacolo aereo
Transliteration: spettaˈkolo aˈeːro
"Lo spettacolo aereo ha affascinato tutti gli spettatori."
festival aéreo
Transliteration: fes.tiˈβal aˈe.ɾeo
"El festival aéreo incluyó acrobacias con aviones militares."
exposição aérea
Transliteration: eks.po.ziˈsãw aˈe.ɾjɐ
"A exposição aérea atraiu multidões ao aeroporto local."
एयर शो
Transliteration: eyar sho
"वायु सेना ने एयर शो के दौरान अद्भुत कलाबाजी दिखाई।"
航空展
Transliteration: háng kōng zhǎn
"许多观众冒雨前来参观珠海航空展。"
에어쇼
Transliteration: eeo-syo
"전투기들이 화려한 에어쇼를 펼쳤습니다."
航空ショー
Transliteration: kōkū shō
"青空のもとで素晴らしい航空ショーが開催された。"
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