Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)The condition of being airborne.

    The leaping dog spun around in midair.

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

More definitions
  • some point in the air; above ground level

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The dog leapt and caught the disk in midair.

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  2. The plane exploded in midair.

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  3. As a matter of fact, he did just catch that bird in midair with his teeth.

    deTatsächlich hat er diesen Vogel gerade im Flug mit dem Mund gefangen.

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  4. Ziri was about to slap Rima, but Walid caught his hand midair.

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  5. A Dutch start-up developed a flying drone that attacks and destroys moths in midair.

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Origin

From mid (adjetive) + air (noun).

From mid (adjetive) + air (noun).

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Forms

plural: midairs
Singularmidair
Pluralmidairs

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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