ariel

¹ American  

[air-ee-uhl] / ˈɛər i əl /

Or ariel gazelle

noun

1. a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.

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Ariel ² American  

[air-ee-uhl] / ˈɛər i əl /

noun

1. (in Shakespeare'sTempest ) a spirit of the air who is required to use his magic to help Prospero.

2. Astronomy. one of the moons of the planet Uranus.

3. Aerospace. one of a series of British satellites that studied the ionosphere, cosmic rays, and x-rays.

4. Also Arielle a first name.

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Ariel ¹ British  

/ ˈɛərɪəl /

noun

1. the smallest of the four large satellites of Uranus

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ariel ² British  

/ ˈɛərɪəl /

noun

1. an Arabian gazelle, Gazella arabica (or dama )

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Etymology

Origin of ariel

First recorded in 1825–35, ariel is from the dialectal Arabic word aryal

Example Sentences

An overhead ariel view of the scene from social media pictures showed a completely collapsed roof with rescue workers in the gym next to large boulders of concrete.

From Reuters • Jul. 24, 2023

He went on to note that the movie’s star, Cruise, went above and beyond in terms of training for the role and having input on how some of the impressive ariel shots were filmed.

From Fox News • May 14, 2020

"Zendaya looks like princess ariel #Emmys," one Twitter user wrote.

From Fox News • Sep. 22, 2019

Fortunately the sky was clear; there was abundance of fuel, and pots were shortly boiling an excellent stew of ariel venison and burnt onions.

From The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs by Baker, Samuel White, Sir

The position of the Cassala mountain agreed with this course; therefore, remounting my dromedary, with the ariel slung behind the saddle, I hastened to rejoin our caravan.

From The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs by Baker, Samuel White, Sir