Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of aerial
These orchids produce flower spikes, leaves, and aerial roots from a single growth point on their stems.
—
Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
Afterward, aerial photos showed the first residence still intact, but the neighbor’s home was rubble and ash.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
The region uses 12 aerial firefighting vehicles.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Organizers used a variety of methods to estimate attendance at the protests, including aerial photography analysis, calculations based on crowd density and police counts.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aerial
Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
Afterward, aerial photos showed the first residence still intact, but the neighbor’s home was rubble and ash.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
The region uses 12 aerial firefighting vehicles.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Organizers used a variety of methods to estimate attendance at the protests, including aerial photography analysis, calculations based on crowd density and police counts.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aerial
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aerial
vertical
Adjective
-
Palace are one of the most vertical attacking teams around.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
-
Stratton offers more than 2,000 feet in vertical drop and one of the few slope-side villages on the East Coast.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Aerial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerial. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share