: 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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An American Airlines flight was diverted midair due to a potential security threat onboard, the airline told Newsweek on Sunday.
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday, officials said two people died after two small planes collided in midair in Arizona, and two days before that, a Delta Air Lines plane flipped upside down while landing in Toronto.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
The crash follows a recent string of aviation incidents beginning with the January 29 midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which killed 67 people when a military helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet collided.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Basso laments the rush of indie games that followed the celebrated Hollow Knight (2017), each with a nearly identical set of moves: slide, double-jump and midair dash.
—Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday, officials said two people died after two small planes collided in midair in Arizona, and two days before that, a Delta Air Lines plane flipped upside down while landing in Toronto.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
The crash follows a recent string of aviation incidents beginning with the January 29 midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which killed 67 people when a military helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet collided.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Basso laments the rush of indie games that followed the celebrated Hollow Knight (2017), each with a nearly identical set of moves: slide, double-jump and midair dash.
—Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midair. Accessed 12 Mar. 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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