airspace vs welkin

airspace

noun
  • The portion of an enclosed area which contains air, especially breathable air. 

  • that part of the sky designated for the sole use of aircraft. 

  • The cavity in a cavity wall containing air for insulation. 

  • Space (i.e. a few neighboring frequencies) available for broadcasting within a particular frequency band. 

  • A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies. 

welkin

noun
  • The upper atmosphere occupied by clouds, flying birds, etc. 

  • The place above the Earth where God or other deities live; heaven. 

  • The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament. 

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