midair

noun

mid·​air ˈmid-ˈer 

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

In March, a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq after a midair collision with another KC-135. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 8 July 2026

An Associated Press analysis of the same database found that in 2024, drones accounted for nearly two-thirds of reported near midair collisions involving commercial passenger planes taking off and landing at the country’s top 30 busiest airports. — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

There's something mesmerizing about lakes with water so clear that boats appear to float in midair and fish seem suspended in glass. — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2026

The midair explosion released a pressure wave equivalent to 230–300 tons of TNT, and any surviving fragments likely fell into Cape Cod Bay. — Govert Schilling, Scientific American, 27 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for midair

• abwehr
• affair
• affaire
• airfare
• altair
• armchair
• aware
• beware
• bugbear
• carfare
• childcare
• compare

Kids Definition

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