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aerial

[ adjective air-ee-uhl, ey-eer-ee-uhl; noun air-ee-uhl ]

adjective

  1. of, in, or produced by the air:

    aerial currents.

  2. inhabiting or frequenting the air:

    aerial creatures.

  3. operating on a track or cable elevated above the ground:

    an aerial ski lift up the mountainside.

  4. reaching far into the air; high; lofty:

    aerial spires.

  5. partaking of the nature of air; airy.
  6. unsubstantial; visionary:

    aerial fancies.

  7. having a light and graceful beauty; ethereal:

    aerial music.

  8. Biology. growing in the air, as the adventitious roots of some trees.
  9. pertaining to or used for, against, or in aircraft.
  10. supplied or performed by means of aircraft:

    aerial support; aerial reconnaissance.



noun

  1. a radio or television antenna.
  2. Football. forward pass.

aerial

/ ˈɛəɪə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling air
  2. existing, occurring, moving, or operating in the air

    aerial roots of a plant

    aerial cable car

  3. ethereal; light and delicate
  4. imaginary; visionary
  5. extending high into the air; lofty
  6. of or relating to aircraft

    aerial combat

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. Also calledantenna the part of a radio or television system having any of various shapes, such as a dipole, Yagi, long-wire, or vertical aerial, by means of which radio waves are transmitted or received
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • i·· adverb
  • i··Ա noun
  • p·i· adjective
  • super·i·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aerial1

1595–1605; 1900–05 aerial fordef 11; < Latin ( us ) of the air (< Greek éDz, equivalent to - (stem of ḗr air 1 ) + -ios adj. suffix) + -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aerial1

C17: via Latin from Greek ŧDz, from ŧ air
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Example Sentences

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But we controlled the field really well with our kicking and winning the aerial battle and the crowd gave the boys that extra five or 10 per cent.

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Journalists invited to an Israeli military briefing on Sunday were shown aerial footage, shot in the early hours of 23 March, which showed the series of three attacks.

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Waerea-Hargreaves, due to retire at the end of the season, capped off the win by grabbing the ball and providing an aerial finish after Hiku had knocked back Lewis' high kick.

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But any sense of stability was upended when the camp was ravaged by an intense ground and aerial assault.

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Van Dijk has won a higher percentage of duels and aerial duels than any other Premier League centre-back since he made his Liverpool debut.

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