: 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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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Fire response agencies often ground their aircraft when civilian drones are flown near wildfires to avoid potential midair collisions.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
For now, the situation hangs in midair, undealt with, like a bomb that’s soon to land.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
The jets require delicate midair refueling to reach their targets.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midair. Accessed 23 Jan. 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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