: 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.
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Massive swarms of male and female spinners mate in midair, and then the females return to the water’s surface to lay their eggs.
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Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 June 2024
But it’s never faced scrutiny quite like this, as Spirit and Boeing work to rebuild the trust of federal regulators and the flying public after a door plug panel blew off an Alaska Airlines jet in midair earlier this year.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 4 June 2024
Two tubes — which appear to be suspended in midair — are connected by a bridge, evoking the themes of atomic movements and information exchange.
—Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2024
And Edge’s dump-off hit redshirt sophomore running back Eli Mason in the hands, allowing redshirt freshman cornerback Jonathan Akins to snatch the ball out of midair and return it 90 yards for the final score with 23 seconds remaining.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2024
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Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 June 2024
But it’s never faced scrutiny quite like this, as Spirit and Boeing work to rebuild the trust of federal regulators and the flying public after a door plug panel blew off an Alaska Airlines jet in midair earlier this year.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 4 June 2024
Two tubes — which appear to be suspended in midair — are connected by a bridge, evoking the themes of atomic movements and information exchange.
—Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2024
And Edge’s dump-off hit redshirt sophomore running back Eli Mason in the hands, allowing redshirt freshman cornerback Jonathan Akins to snatch the ball out of midair and return it 90 yards for the final score with 23 seconds remaining.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2024
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midair. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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midair
noun
mid·air
ˈmid-ˈa(ə)r 
-ˈe(ə)r
: a point or region in the air not very close to the ground
planes collided in midair
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