Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Exposure to air for freshening or drying.
- noun Exposure to open air for exercise or the promotion of health.
- noun Exposure to public attention.
- noun A radio or television broadcast.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An exposure to the air, or to a fire, for drying or warming.
- noun Exercise in or exposure to the open air; an excursion for the purpose of taking the air.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A walk or a ride in the open air; a short excursion for health's sake.
- noun An exposure to air, or to a fire, for warming, drying, etc..
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
air . - noun uncountable An
exposure to warm or freshair . - noun countable A
public expression of anopinion ordiscussion of asubject .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air
- noun the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
- noun the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
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Examples
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And it stays there; because, except perhaps a weekly change of sheets, scarcely any other airing is attempted.
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Florida's Democratic candidate for governor, Alex Sink, said Monday she will begin airing a rare two-minute-long TV ad attacking Republican opponent Rick Scott for the massive fraud scandal that occurred on his watch at his former hospital company.
Alex Sink Attack Ad RIPS Rick Scott Over Massive Medicare Fraud (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The Mass will begin airing at 8: 00am EST (and will be re-aired at midnight EST).
Pontifical Mass and Canons Regular of St. John Cantius on EWTN July 1st 2009
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Despite its under-performance this spring, TNT has renewed Southlandfor a third season to begin airing in 2011.
Miscellaneous Debris, April Edition « Screaming Blue Reviews 2010
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Showtime expects to begin airing “The Real L Word” sometime next year.
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The show only lasted a season, airing from the fall of 1977 to the following spring.
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I think we did as well as we could in airing the major arguments for both sides in the limited time available.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Radio Debate on the Constitutionality of the Health Care Bill 2010
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Giannoulias 'campaign told the Associated Press the ad will begin airing statewide Thursday.
Alexi Giannoulias' New Ad Features Obama's Endorsement The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The ad, which the spokesman acknowledged is a small buy, will begin airing on Wednesday.
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As part of its 30 For 30 series of 30 documentaries that begin airing in October, ESPN recently announced one film will focus on Steve Bartman.
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