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midair

  • /(ˈ)mɪdˈɛɹ/ US

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From mid (adjetive) + air (noun).

adjective mid-air

  1. not comparable In the act of flight; airborne. Oh, can’t you?” The Manager paused in his midair flight and regarded the child anxiously. “ Well, if that’s the case,” he added at last, “ we can put you in the movies.”

noun midairs · mid-air

  1. uncountable The condition of being airborne. The leaping dog spun around in midair.
  2. countable A collision between two or more aerospace vehicles in flight.

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@misc{midair_2026,
  title = {midair},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/midair},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}