: 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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Judge Boasberg ordered the administration to turn around planes headed to El Salvador in midair, apparently outside of American airspace.
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The Editors, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
Bobby catches it in midair, somehow gathers and shoots it from the other side of the rim with the right English (on it).
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
The deadly midair collision near D.C. has prompted calls for stricter airspace rules.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Reagan National was the site of a midair collision between a regional jetliner and an Army helicopter last month that killed all 67 people on the two aircraft.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
Bobby catches it in midair, somehow gathers and shoots it from the other side of the rim with the right English (on it).
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
The deadly midair collision near D.C. has prompted calls for stricter airspace rules.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Reagan National was the site of a midair collision between a regional jetliner and an Army helicopter last month that killed all 67 people on the two aircraft.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
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 23 Mar. 2025.
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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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