Home › Words › A › airviewairviewairview means A view from the air; a photograph taken from an aircraft.EtymologyFrom air + view.nounA view from the air; a photograph taken from an aircraft.e.g.“A system of interrupted contour banks for the control of soil erosion is described, with an airview photograph of these contour banks to illustrate the work done.” — 1938, Marion Bloom, James Frederick Carter, Francesca Vincent, Bibliography on soil erosion and soil and water conservation, page 257:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.airphoto 74% match — A photograph taken from the air, for example to study terrain. vs airview →aview 70% match — To survey, observe; (loosely), to view. vs airview →aerophotograph 68% match — A photograph of the ground taken from an aircraft. vs airview →aerocamera 63% match — A device for taking photographs from the air. vs airview →aerophotography 62% match — aerial photography vs airview →aerial 61% match — Living or taking place in the air. vs airview →airscape 59% match — The view of the sky, or an artistic work that visually represents it. vs airview →airyplane 58% match — An airplane. vs airview →