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单词 midairs
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midair

noun

mid·​air ˈmid-ˈer How to pronounce midair (audio)
: a point or region in the air not immediately adjacent to the ground
the planes collided in midair

Example Sentences

The two planes collided in midair. We watched birds catching insects in midair.
Recent Examples on the Web Instead, Doubs abruptly turned to his outside shoulder with Love’s pass in midair and was unable to catch the football. Ryan Wood, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2022 Three people are believed to have been killed after two planes approaching the runway at Watsonville Municipal Airport in Santa Cruz County collided in midair Thursday afternoon, officials said. Jordan Parker, Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Aug. 2022 With unsurpassed flying ability, dragonflies can grab and eat a fruit fly in midair. Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 A dozen people were rescued from a carnival ride in California when the attraction malfunctioned in midair. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2022 Air-safety regulators recently stepped up scrutiny of midair-collision warnings around the U.S., prompted by an increase of close calls at a handful of busy airports, according to people familiar with the matter and industry documents. Andy Pasztor, wsj.com, 20 Mar. 2022 On April 7, the first midair collision of commercial airliners occurs about 70 miles north of Paris. Marc Bona, cleveland, 10 Jan. 2022 In its final report on a May 2019 midair collision in Ketchikan, where six people were killed and 10 were injured, the NTSB included recommendations that ADS-B be required for all aircraft in high-traffic air tour areas, like Ketchikan. Zoë Sobel, Kucb, And Agnel Philip, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Sep. 2021 Shannon Wilk — who lost three family members in the same midair collision that killed Randy Sullivan — often feels hopeless and helpless. ProPublica, 18 June 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

midair

noun

mid·​air ˈmid-ˈer How to pronounce midair (audio)
: a region in the air some distance above the ground
The bird hovered in midair.

midairs

noun

plural of midair
as in welkins

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