Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, in, or caused by the air.
- adjective Existing or living in the air.
- adjective Reaching high into the air; lofty.
- adjective Suggestive of air, as in lightness; airy.
- adjective Unsubstantial; imaginary.
- adjective Of, for, or by means of aircraft.
- adjective Botany Growing or borne above the ground or water.
- noun A radio antenna, especially one suspended in or extending into the air.
- noun An acrobatic maneuver performed in midair, as in skateboarding.
- noun A flip in which the body turns over sideways with the arms and legs spread similar to a cartwheel.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging or pertaining to the air or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; existing or happening in the air; produced by or in the air: as, aërial regions; aërial perspective; aërial songsters; aërial ascents.
- Consisting of air; partaking of the nature of air; airy; hence, unsubstantial; visionary: as, aërial beings; aërial fancies; an aërial castle.
- Reaching far into the air; high; lofty; elevated: as, aërial spires; an aërial flight.
- Possessed of a light and graceful beauty; ethereal.
- In botany, growing in the air, and independently of the soil, as epiphytes, or the adventitious roots of some trees: as, aërial orchids or roots.
- A name sometimes applied to systems of transportation by cars suspended from a rail or rope above them.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air.
- adjective Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal.
- adjective Rising aloft in air; high; lofty.
- adjective Growing, forming, living, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground.
- adjective Light as air; ethereal.
- adjective operating or operated overhead especially on elevated cables.
- adjective operating or moving in the air.
- adjective [Obs.] carbonic acid.
- adjective See
Perspective . - noun (Football) a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer.
- noun a metallic wire, rod, or combination of rods connected to an electronic device, designed to send or receive radio or television signals.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of, in, or from the
air ;atmospheric - adjective
ethereal - noun chiefly UK A device for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.
- noun A
dance move involving one or both feet leaving the ground.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective existing or living or growing or operating in the air
- noun an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
- adjective characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
- noun a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Electronic imaging and laser guidance had changed the term aerial bombardment into precision air attack .
A Nightmare’s Prayer Michael Franzak 2010
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The mosque administration condemned what it called aerial surveillance of the mosque and spraying of some gases.
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I was quite patient; the grand open country all round me offered lessons of inestimable value in what we call aerial perspective.
I Say No Wilkie Collins 1856
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The North Korean military accused Japan this week of conducting spying missions and warned that it would "not tolerate even a bit" of what it calls aerial reconnaissance by Tokyo, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported.
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Consider, for example, that until the end of the 20th century hijacking an airliner was defined as "aerial piracy."
D.R. Burgess: Somali Piracy: Send in the Marines...Then the Lawyers D.R. Burgess 2011
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THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS: Awarded for extreme valor or achievement while in aerial flight.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Flying Cross for heroism while participating in aerial flight during operation JUST CAUSE.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Kate's position is guaranteed; Canada wants her on board as an expert in aerial zoology.
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************************ #2 Staff Sergeant Randall L. Lusk is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during operation Desert Storm.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Consider, for example, that until the end of the 20th century hijacking an airliner was defined as "aerial piracy."
D.R. Burgess: Somali Piracy: Send in the Marines...Then the Lawyers D.R. Burgess 2011
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