: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Breakker hit a spear in midair on LA Knight, leading to a Jagged Edge from Reed for the win.
—
Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This small drone can fold down to the size of a smartphone and then unfold in midair to stabilize itself within seconds.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
People are standing absolutely still, in silence, staring straight into midair.
—Sara Stridsberg
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Captain Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, collapsed midair, prompting a second pilot and co-pilot to take over the controls, Turkish Airlines spokesperson Yahya Üstün said.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for midair
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This small drone can fold down to the size of a smartphone and then unfold in midair to stabilize itself within seconds.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
People are standing absolutely still, in silence, staring straight into midair.
—Sara Stridsberg
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Captain Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, collapsed midair, prompting a second pilot and co-pilot to take over the controls, Turkish Airlines spokesperson Yahya Üstün said.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for midair
Cite this Entry
“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midair. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share