by air

idiom

: by flying in airplanes
travel by air

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Within 15 minutes, the first rescue unit had arrived on scene to organize a rescue operation by air. Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025 In an update later Monday, police said one student was flown by air ambulance to a Utah hospital to treat their injuries. Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025 Then, in the spring, technical problems at the center that directs planes into New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport highlighted a fragile and outdated system relied on by air traffic controllers. Josh Funk, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025 An 11-year-old girl and a boy, 8 years old, in the truck’s rear seats, sustained major injuries in the crash and were taken by air ambulance to a Reno hospital to be treated, said CHP officials. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for by air

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“By air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20air. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.

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