midair
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mid·air
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Definition of midair
: a point or region in the air not immediately adjacent to the ground
the planes collided in midair
Examples of midair in a Sentence
The two planes collided in midair.
We watched birds catching insects in midair.
Recent Examples on the Web
Google pre-announced that its forthcoming Pixel 4 phone would have a face unlock feature much like current iPhones and will use a form of radar to pick up a user’s control gestures made in midair, above the device. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "How Target Used Less Tech to Succeed—Data Sheet," 22 Aug. 2019 Google pre-announced that its forthcoming Pixel 4 phone would have a face unlock feature much like current iPhones and will use a form of radar to pick up a user’s control gestures made in midair, above the device. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "How Target Used Less Tech to Succeed—Data Sheet," 22 Aug. 2019 Connected to the wall, these shelves appear to be suspended in midair. — Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, "Kitchen cabinet trends: paint ’em and keep ’em closed," 20 Aug. 2019 And this week, Rocketlab announced that would be trying an exciting approach: catching the booster with a helicopter in midair. — Wired, "A Rocket-Catchin' Copter, a Radioactive Russian Cloud, and More News," 15 Aug. 2019 That total includes six people who died in one crash in May when two floatplanes carrying passengers from the same cruise ship collided in midair near Ketchikan. — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, "Four dead in plane crash near Girdwood witnessed by elite Alaskan skiers on nearby glacier," 6 Aug. 2019 Google pre-announced that its forthcoming Pixel 4 phone would have a face unlock feature much like current iPhones and will use a form of radar to pick up a user’s control gestures made in midair, above the device. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "Why Jeff Williams May Not Be the Next Apple CEO—Data Sheet," 30 July 2019 Hutson showed over the weekend his crisp route running and ability to make catches in traffic, contorting his body in midair to snag balls. — Los Angeles Times, "St. John Bosco standout Kris Hutson explains why he backed out of USC commitment," 29 July 2019 Sigma stops incoming projectiles in midair, converting them into shields. Accretion. — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, "New Overwatch hero Sigma has arrived. What to know about abilities, origin and more," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'midair.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for midair
midair
noun
English Language Learners Definition of midair
: a region in the air not close to the ground
See the full definition for midair in the English Language Learners Dictionary
midair
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mid·air
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Kids Definition of midair
: a region in the air some distance above the ground
The bird hovered in midair.