: 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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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
The lifelong acrobats wondered how exactly circus performers managed to pose midair, suspended only by their hair.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Picture a swinging wrecking ball — frozen in midair.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 19 Jan. 2026
The very flying machine that now seemed destined to disintegrate in midair with us and the little girl.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midair. Accessed 7 Feb. 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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