: 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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At the hearing on the midair collision last week, the FAA confirmed these warnings were caused by testing of an anti-drone system by the US Navy and Secret Service.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
Overall, there were more than 2,000 near midair collisions involving military aircraft and 258 involving a military aircraft and a commercial aircraft.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
Federal data, previously reported by this news organization, showed a fluctuating but persistent number of pilot-reported near midair collisions over the past two decades.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
The crash occurs just after the FAA confirmed that a Delta Air Lines jet narrowly avoided a midair collision with a U.S. Air Force T-38 military aircraft on Friday, just miles from the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
Overall, there were more than 2,000 near midair collisions involving military aircraft and 258 involving a military aircraft and a commercial aircraft.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
Federal data, previously reported by this news organization, showed a fluctuating but persistent number of pilot-reported near midair collisions over the past two decades.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
The crash occurs just after the FAA confirmed that a Delta Air Lines jet narrowly avoided a midair collision with a U.S. Air Force T-38 military aircraft on Friday, just miles from the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midair. Accessed 8 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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