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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024aer•i•al /ˈɛriəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of, in, produced by, or done in the air:aerial photography.
- inhabiting the air: aerial creatures.
- Militaryof or relating to aircraft:aerial combat.
n. [countable] - Radio and Televisiona radio or television antenna:Put up the car's aerial.
aer•i•al•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024aer•i•al (adj. âr′ē əl, ā ēr′ē əl;n. âr′ē əl),USA pronunciation adj. - of, in, or produced by the air:aerial currents.
- inhabiting or frequenting the air:aerial creatures.
- operating on a track or cable elevated above the ground:an aerial ski lift up the mountainside.
- reaching far into the air;
high;
lofty:aerial spires. - partaking of the nature of air;
airy. - unsubstantial;
visionary:aerial fancies. - having a light and graceful beauty;
ethereal:aerial music. - Ecology[Biol.]growing in the air, as the adventitious roots of some trees.
- Militarypertaining to or used for, against, or in aircraft.
- supplied or performed by means of aircraft:aerial support; aerial reconnaissance.
n. - Radio and Televisiona radio or television antenna.
- Sport[Football.]See forward pass.
- Greek āérios, equivalent. to āer- (stem of āé̄r air1) + -ios adjective, adjectival suffix) + -al1
- Latin āeri(us) of the air (
- 1595–1605; 1900–05 for def. 11;
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