: 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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Officials in Brazil on Monday were inspecting the site of a crash in which six people were killed Sunday, after two helicopters collided midair over a suburb of Rio de Janeiro.
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ABC News, 15 June 2026
Read All About It American singer Oliver Tree was listed as a passenger on one of two helicopters that collided midair and crashed in Brazil, killing all six people aboard.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 15 June 2026
Musician and comedian Oliver Tree was among six killed Sunday in a fiery midair crash between two helicopters in Brazil.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
An army marches on its stomach The fighter wouldn’t be able to make it on its own and would need several midair refueling operations to safely get there and back.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
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ABC News, 15 June 2026
Read All About It American singer Oliver Tree was listed as a passenger on one of two helicopters that collided midair and crashed in Brazil, killing all six people aboard.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 15 June 2026
Musician and comedian Oliver Tree was among six killed Sunday in a fiery midair crash between two helicopters in Brazil.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
An army marches on its stomach The fighter wouldn’t be able to make it on its own and would need several midair refueling operations to safely get there and back.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midair. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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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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