airmiss

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airmiss

/ˈɛəˌmɪs/ UK
/ˈɛˌ-/ UK
/ˈɛɚˌmɪs/ US
/ˈɛɹˌ-/ US

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Blend of air(craft) + miss.

noun airmisses

An incident where two aircraft almost collide; a near miss.
Similar: airprox

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@misc{airmiss_2026,
  title = {airmiss},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/airmiss},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}