: 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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But after a door plug panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max jet in midair in January, federal prosecutors concluded that Boeing had failed to hold up its end of the deal.
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Joel Rose, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
Erving, with his trademark Afro seemingly moving to its syncopation, controlled both his body and the basketball in midair.
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This year, following the incident of a cabin side panel detaching midair on a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration restricted the production of Boeing 737 aircraft to 38 a month.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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Joel Rose, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
Erving, with his trademark Afro seemingly moving to its syncopation, controlled both his body and the basketball in midair.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Schmitt and Lucas work on her leg in midair, using an IV tube to repair her femoral artery, which tells us that Schmitt will probably specialize in peds after all.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
This year, following the incident of a cabin side panel detaching midair on a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration restricted the production of Boeing 737 aircraft to 38 a month.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midair. Accessed 21 Dec. 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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