midair

American  

[mid-air] / mɪdˈɛər /

noun

1. any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface.

   to catch a ball in midair.

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midair British  

/ ˌmɪdˈɛə /

noun

1. 1. some point above ground level, in the air

   2. ( as modifier )

      a midair collision of aircraft

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midair Idioms  

1. see under leave hanging.

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Etymology

Origin of midair

First recorded in 1660–70; mid- + air ¹

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Example Sentences

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midair

Boeing did not make it past the probationary period when in January 2024, the rear door on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max plane blew off midair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The plane can be modified to refuel midair or withstand a nuclear blast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The Federal Aviation Administration’s approval would be a milestone for Boeing, which has spent years under close regulatory scrutiny after two fatal crashes of a larger version of the plane and a midair door-plug blowout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

"It can hover like a helicopter, fly forwards like an aircraft, but equally brake in midair or fly backwards," marketing chief Andrea Marchsteiner told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Outside Dr. Medina’s Wild Animal Hospital, Mr. Reynolds, the mailman, was frozen in midair, both knees raised like he was leaping a fence and his mouth stretched in a yell.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

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