aerial

[air-ee-uhl, ey-eer-ee-uhl, 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

/ ˈɛərɪəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling air

2. existing, occurring, moving, or operating in the air

   aerial cable car

   aerial roots of a plant

3. ethereal; light and delicate

4. imaginary; visionary

5. extending high into the air; lofty

6. of or relating to aircraft

   aerial combat

noun

1. Also called: antenna. 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

Other Word Forms

• aerially adverb
• aerialness noun
• superaerial adjective
• superaerially adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of aerial¹

1595–1605; 1900–05 aerial for def. 11; < Latin āeri ( us ) of the air (< Greek āérios, equivalent to āer- (stem of āḗr air ¹ ) + -ios adj. suffix) + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of aerial¹

C17: via Latin from Greek aērios, from aēr air

Example Sentences

In the meantime, Russia's aerial attacks have intensified in both frequency and scale.

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Besides an array of conventional aerial drones, there were also "robotic wolves".

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His post was accompanied by a grainy aerial video showing a motor boat speeding across choppy waters before it bursts into flames.

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The city is also coming under heavy Israeli aerial and artillery bombardment, with local hospitals saying that more than 50 Palestinians have been killed there since midnight.

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Putin's comments come days after Russia launched its second biggest aerial attack on Ukraine in the war.

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