: 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
The bouquet of flowers Julia had dropped freezes in midair.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024
Just this year, Boeing has had to deal with: a 737 MAX door panel blowing out in midair; its Starliner spacecraft returning to Earth without its two planned passengers; and a strike by more than 30,000 workers.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2024
More Boeing new:Astronauts left behind by Starliner set for press conference from ISS
Even before its factory workers downed tools, Boeing was wrestling with a safety and production crisis sparked by a door panel flying off a near-new 737 MAX plane in midair in January.
—Joe Brock, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
In both photos, Biles was suspended in midair above the beam with her legs spread in a split and her arms held out wide.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024
Just this year, Boeing has had to deal with: a 737 MAX door panel blowing out in midair; its Starliner spacecraft returning to Earth without its two planned passengers; and a strike by more than 30,000 workers.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2024
More Boeing new:Astronauts left behind by Starliner set for press conference from ISS
Even before its factory workers downed tools, Boeing was wrestling with a safety and production crisis sparked by a door panel flying off a near-new 737 MAX plane in midair in January.
—Joe Brock, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
In both photos, Biles was suspended in midair above the beam with her legs spread in a split and her arms held out wide.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 27 July 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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