Midair Definition

mĭdâr
noun
Any area or point in space not in contact with the ground or some other surface.
Suspended in midair.
Webster's New World

(aeronautics) A collision between two or more aerospace vehicles in flight.

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adjective
Occurring in midair.
A midair collision.
American Heritage
Above the ground, in otherwise unoccupied space.
Two helicopters in a midair collision.
Webster's New World

In the act of flight; airborne.

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Other Word Forms of Midair

Noun

Singular:
midair
Plural:
midairs

Origin of Midair

  • Abbreviation of midair collision.

    From Wiktionary

Midair Sentence Examples

  • They stood in front of an airy, light tent resembling a silk sheet suspended in midair over a table.

  • Toby laughed and tossed Rhyn another pillow, delighted when he snatched it from midair and shredded it in an explosion of white feathers.

  • Cats possess the innate ability to adjust their position in midair.

  • The lenses aren't just hanging in midair, as they sometimes appear to be.

  • This is perhaps the best-known ballet jump, where the dancer seems to do a split in midair moving forwards.

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