: a point or region in the air not immediately adjacent to the ground
the planes collided in midair
Examples of midair in a Sentence
The two planes collided in midair.
We watched birds catching insects in midair.
Recent Examples on the Web
Aside from occasional throttle and steering inputs, the G 580 figures out the rest, knowing which tires have hold and which are floating in midair.
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Brett Berk, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
Engines are catching on fire midair, and tires are falling off.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 May 2024
Earlier this year, Boeing stopped accepting incomplete or non-conforming fuselages, which may have contributed to quality issues like the kind that resulted in a panel on an Alaska Airlines flight coming off in midair.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 May 2024
The reptile appears to hover in midair, with its head and neck hanging outside the car and the rest of its body tucked somewhere inside.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Now federal investigators are looking more closely at Spirit and Boeing to understand what went wrong with the door panel that blew off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 in midair in January — the latest chapter in a long and troubled relationship between the two companies.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 2 May 2024
The latest allegations come as Boeing is struggling to rebuild trust with airlines and the public after a door plug panel blew out in midair from a 737 Max 9 in January.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
The company was plunged into crisis in January when a door plug panel blew off a 737 Max jet in midair, renewing troubling questions about quality and safety at the company.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
In other words, the planes aren't actually stuck in midair.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
Brett Berk, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
Engines are catching on fire midair, and tires are falling off.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 May 2024
Earlier this year, Boeing stopped accepting incomplete or non-conforming fuselages, which may have contributed to quality issues like the kind that resulted in a panel on an Alaska Airlines flight coming off in midair.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 May 2024
The reptile appears to hover in midair, with its head and neck hanging outside the car and the rest of its body tucked somewhere inside.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Now federal investigators are looking more closely at Spirit and Boeing to understand what went wrong with the door panel that blew off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 in midair in January — the latest chapter in a long and troubled relationship between the two companies.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 2 May 2024
The latest allegations come as Boeing is struggling to rebuild trust with airlines and the public after a door plug panel blew out in midair from a 737 Max 9 in January.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 12 Apr. 2024
The company was plunged into crisis in January when a door plug panel blew off a 737 Max jet in midair, renewing troubling questions about quality and safety at the company.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
In other words, the planes aren't actually stuck in midair.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
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midair
noun
mid·air
ˈmid-ˈa(ə)r 
-ˈe(ə)r
: a point or region in the air not very close to the ground
planes collided in midair
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