: 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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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Recently, researchers in Germany developed a chain-launching drone interceptor that disables UAVs by tangling their spinning rotors midair.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
There were other conspicuous blunders, like passing from midair out of jumpers and right to Lakers defenders.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Commercial planes bound for the UAE — home to the global travel hubs of Dubai and Abu Dhabi — turned around midair.
—Adam Schreck, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for midair
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midair. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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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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