: 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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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Ranking Member Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., confirmed the Black Hawk helicopter came from the same Army Aviation brigade as the helicopter involved in the deadly Jan. 29 midair collision over the Potomac River.
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Alexandra Koch , Chad Pergram , Grady Trimble, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Helicopters near the airport have been under intense scrutiny since the January 29 midair collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter from the same unit.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
That comes on the heels of several high-profile aviation incidents in the United States — including a midair collision between an American Airlines jetliner and a military helicopter — as well as lingering quality control issues at Boeing.
—Bella Stoddart,monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
But the Langley crash follows a year already marked by several high-profile incidents, including a deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C., in January.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Koch , Chad Pergram , Grady Trimble, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Helicopters near the airport have been under intense scrutiny since the January 29 midair collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter from the same unit.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
That comes on the heels of several high-profile aviation incidents in the United States — including a midair collision between an American Airlines jetliner and a military helicopter — as well as lingering quality control issues at Boeing.
—Bella Stoddart,monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
But the Langley crash follows a year already marked by several high-profile incidents, including a deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C., in January.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midair. Accessed 19 May. 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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