Definition of midair
:a point or region in the air not immediately adjacent to the ground
- the planes collided in midair
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Examples of midair in a Sentence
The two planes collided in midair.
We watched birds catching insects in midair.
Recent Examples of midair from the Web
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His second-quarter touchdown against Atlanta featured a nice midair adjustment to the ball.
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During the show, Lee had to be retrieved when his famed roller coaster drum kit got stuck in midair — an apt final mishap for a Crue that spent over three decades flying by the seat of its tattered leather pants.
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Other Notables in Baseball: Corey Kluber struck out a season high 14 in an 8–4 win over Toronto; Scooter Gennett hit his 17th(!) homer; and Daniel Gossett literally picked a bullet out of midair:
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The pilot suddenly jerks the nose of the Su-35 straight up and then the plane flips around in midair while momentum still carries it forward.
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Beams snapped in midair or were crushed by falling debris.
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It can be configured to refuel aircraft in midair in addition to being a general purpose cargo and personnel transport.
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This time, the airline has come under fire for making a woman spend more than three hours midair with a 27-month-old in her lap.
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In the last few months alone, a pilot's rant before takeoff caused her passengers to flee the plane; a man in a wheelchair was forced to crawl up a staircase using his hands; and a beloved giant rabbit apparently died in midair.
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