midair

[mid-air]

noun

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

   to catch a ball in midair.

midair

/ ˌmɪdˈɛə /

noun

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

   2. ( as modifier )

      a midair collision of aircraft

Word History and Origins

Origin of midair¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

see under leave hanging.

Example Sentences

Elphaba utters a spell that surrounds her sister’s feet with a red glow, and suddenly, she’s hovering midair.

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An ordinary illustrator might have dramatized the scene at ground level; St. John literally elevates his image by having the conflict transpire in midair.

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The blade turns midair so it flies into my hand hilt first— dripping with warm green saliva.

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“He jumped from the balloon in midair? But surely he was killed!”

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But a booster it attempted to reuse rapidly disassembled in midair.

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