: 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, 19 Apr. 2025
The glassy ash particles melt when sucked into jet turbines, clog fuel systems and can stall engines in midair.
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All nine people on both aircraft — a pilot and five passengers in the helicopter and a pilot and two passengers in the plane — died in the midair crash.
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That aircraft, a Bell 206 operated by New York Helicopter Charter, broke apart midair after taking off from the Wall Street Skyport, officials said.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The glassy ash particles melt when sucked into jet turbines, clog fuel systems and can stall engines in midair.
—David Kitchen, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
All nine people on both aircraft — a pilot and five passengers in the helicopter and a pilot and two passengers in the plane — died in the midair crash.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
That aircraft, a Bell 206 operated by New York Helicopter Charter, broke apart midair after taking off from the Wall Street Skyport, officials said.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 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 28 Apr. 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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