: 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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Twenty-eight-year-old Sam Lilley died in January’s midair collision, the deadliest plane crash in the US in 24 years.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Passengers aboard Southwest flight 1496 from Burbank, California to Las Vegas, Nevada experienced a frightening few seconds when the aircraft took a sudden nosedive to avoid a midair collision shortly after takeoff.
—Alexandra Koch , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
The North Dakota incident comes nearly six months after a midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner over Washington, D.C., that killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.
—Jack Dura, Twin Cities, 22 July 2025
Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Katy Perry Perry's midair malfunction came several weeks after a similar incident in Australia.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 July 2025
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Passengers aboard Southwest flight 1496 from Burbank, California to Las Vegas, Nevada experienced a frightening few seconds when the aircraft took a sudden nosedive to avoid a midair collision shortly after takeoff.
—Alexandra Koch , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
The North Dakota incident comes nearly six months after a midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner over Washington, D.C., that killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.
—Jack Dura, Twin Cities, 22 July 2025
Theo Wargo / Getty Images for Katy Perry Perry's midair malfunction came several weeks after a similar incident in Australia.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 July 2025
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midair. Accessed 4 Aug. 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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