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On the morning of January 17, 1966, a real-life dirty bomb crisis occurred over Palomares, Spain. A Strategic Air Command bomber flying with four armed hydrogen Bombs - with yields between 70 kilotons and 1.45 megatons - collided midair with a refueling tanker over the Spanish countryside.
Annie Jacobsen

Meaning of "midair" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MIDAIR

midair  [ˌmɪdˈɛə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MIDAIR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Midair is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MIDAIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of midair in the English dictionary

The definition of midair in the dictionary is some point above ground level, in the air.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MIDAIR


arriere
ˌærɪˈɛə
Bonaire
bɒnˈɛə
boutonniere
ˌbʊtɒnɪˈɛə
coheir
kəʊˈɛə
concessionnaire
kənˌsɛʃənˈɛə
deair
diːˈɛə
howe´er
haʊˈɛə
mentonniere
mɛnˌtɒnɪˈɛə
plein-air
ˌpleɪnˈɛə
riviere
ˌrɪvɪˈɛə
whatsoe´er
ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛə
whene´er
wɛnˈɛə
whenso´er
ˌwɛnsəʊˈɛə
where´er
wɛərˈɛə
wheresoe´er
ˌwɛəsəʊˈɛə
wheresoeer
ˌwɛəsəʊˈɛə
whilere
waɪlˈɛə
whoe´er
huːˈɛə
whosoe´er
ˌhuːsəʊˈɛə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MIDAIR

mid-list
mid-off
mid-on
mid-price
mid-range
mid-season
mid-sentence
mid-Victorian
mid-wicket
mid.
midair collision
Midas
Midas touch
midbrain
midcap
midcourse
midcult
midday
Middelburg
middelmannetjie

WORDS THAT END LIKE MIDAIR

a breath of fresh air
affair
air
Blair
chair
Clair
corsair
fair
flair
hair
hot air
in the air
pair
repair
sair
Sinclair
the electric chair
unfair
up in the air
wheelchair

Synonyms and antonyms of midair in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «midair» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MIDAIR

Find out the translation of midair to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of midair from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «midair» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半空中
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el aire
570 millions of speakers

English

midair
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हवाई जहाज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

MidAir
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শূন্যে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en plein ciel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Midair
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Luft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

空中
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공중
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Midair
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giữa không trung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நடுவானில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मध्यभागी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

havada
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mezz´aria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

midair
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

MidAir
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în aer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

midair
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

midair
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

luften
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

midair
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of midair

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MIDAIR»

The term «midair» is regularly used and occupies the 75.860 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MIDAIR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about midair

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2 QUOTES WITH «MIDAIR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word midair.
1
Annie Dillard
Your work is to keep cranking the flywheel that turns the gears that spin the belt in the engine of belief that keeps you and your desk in midair.
2
Annie Jacobsen
On the morning of January 17, 1966, a real-life dirty bomb crisis occurred over Palomares, Spain. A Strategic Air Command bomber flying with four armed hydrogen Bombs - with yields between 70 kilotons and 1.45 megatons - collided midair with a refueling tanker over the Spanish countryside.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIDAIR»

Discover the use of midair in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to midair and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Midair
A collection of short narratives captures the vital routine of coming into manhood in America and experiencing and becoming involved with the world around
Frank Conroy, 1986
2
Both Feet Firmly Planted in Midair: My Spiritual Journey
"These memoirs describe the important events on my spiritual journey that led to that meeting of the pope with the Jesuit leaders in Rome [in September, 1979].
John J. McNeill, 1998
3
Flying Toward Heaven, In Midair, My Wings Are Clipped!
Audrey B.R. Williams. Flying Toward Heaven, in Midair, My Wings are Clipped! Nonfiction, Straight fromtheHeart Audrey B.R. Williams Copyright © 2011 by Audrey B.R. Williams. Library of Congress.
Audrey B.R. Williams, 2011
4
Twa Flight 800: Explosion in Midair
Describes the explosion that caused TWA Flight 800 to break apart in midair, killing 230 people on July 17, 1996, and examines some possible causes for the disaster.
Michael D. Cole, 1999
5
Murder Midair
James Austin. Taking Off is Just the Beginning—Landing Could Be the End . . . of Your Life! Copyright © 2013 by James Austin. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, ...
James Austin, 2013
6
Mickey Mysteries #1: Mystery in Midair
Mickey tries to solve the mystery of Flight 815, which disappeared into thin air carrying a planeload of passengers and a shipment of precious jewels.
Disney Press, 2001
7
Aeromedical Factors in Midair Collisions
A discussion of how aeromedical and other human factors contribute to midair collisions.
Royce Moser (Jr), 1973
8
Flying Magazine
bly greater in terms of the number of hours flown. In one area, private pilots maintain a very impressive midair-avoidance record: noncommercial business flights, excluding those of executive transports with professional crews, account for only ...
9
Sense and Avoid in UAS: Research and Applications
JWST136-c11 JWST136-Angelov February 9, 2012 14:9 Printer Name: Markono THE UAS OPERATING ENVIRONMENT pilots involved in midair collisions do not see the other aircraft in time to initiate evasive manoeuvres. Another important ...
Plamen Angelov, 2012
10
Flying Magazine
Editorial AWAKE, DREAMERS/At about this time last year, much was being written about midair collisions and the rulemaking designed to prevent such things. Indianapolis was a big word in the aviation vocabulary—DC-9 vs. Cherokee.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIDAIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term midair is used in the context of the following news items.
1
She Survived a Midair Terrorist Bomb, and Is Now Coming to LA to …
LOS ANGELES, CA (ANS - July 16, 2015) -- Jeanette Chaffee survived the TWA Flight 840 midair explosion of a terrorist bomb less than ... «Crossmap, Jul 15»
2
NTSB reports reveal fighter pilot warned of plane seconds before …
... was warned by air traffic control of the presence of a small plane only seconds before a midair collision over rural South Carolina this month. «abc27, Jul 15»
3
SEAGULL TRIES TO FREE FRIEND FROM CLAWS OF EAGLE IN …
SEAGULL TRIES TO FREE FRIEND FROM CLAWS OF EAGLE IN MIDAIR BATTLE. Jul 20, 2015, 02.30 AM IST ... «Pune Mirror, Jul 15»
4
Propeller Slices Through Roof After Flying Off Single Engine Plane …
New York State Police say a pilot's propeller fell off his single engine airplane while it was in midair and landed on top of a house, slicing right ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
5
Video: Pistol-equipped Drone Takes Shots in Midair
This video is causing a stir in both the drone and firearms community. It appears to show a homemade quadcopter flying and firing a Kel-Tec ... «OutdoorHub, Jul 15»
6
'Freak' midair collision could serve as a warning as Charleston's …
The Federal Aviation Administration declined to comment about air safety over Charleston, saying it was part of the probe into Tuesday's midair ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
7
Memorial service set for father, son killed in midair collision with F-16
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCSC) —A memorial service for the father and son killed when their Cessna C-150 collided with an F-16 is ... «WYFF Greenville, Jul 15»
8
Man PUNCHES wife in midair rampage, forcing pilot to divert plane
HE'S a company director at Minimiser Limited, but there was no downplaying the trouble businessman Darren Halliwell was in as he stood ... «Malaysia Chronicle, Jul 15»
9
Jet Airways flight makes emergency landing in Muscat after midair
NEW DELHI: A Jet Airways plane from Mumbai to Dubai has made emergency landing in Muscat after a midair bomb threat. All passengers on ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
Father and son identified as victims of deadly midair collision …
A father and a son were killed Tuesday when their Cessna 150 collided with an F-16 over South Carolina, officials said Wednesday. «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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