aerial
From the air
Aerial describes things relating to the air or atmosphere, or things that occur in the air.
An aerial photograph is taken from above, typically from an aircraft.
Aerial acrobatics happen high off the ground.
The word also functions as a noun for an antenna, especially in British English: the TV aerial on the roof.
In sports like skiing and skateboarding, an aerial is a maneuver performed in midair.
The adjective can suggest lightness or ethereal quality: the aerial grace of the dancers.
Flying or operating aircraft
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- airborneTraveling through air
airspace · glider · propeller · wing · fuselage · cockpit · pilot · flyby
Suspended acrobatic bar
- silksLustrous woven garments
- lyraGreek stringed instrument
- hoopRigid circular frame
- contortionUnnatural twisting or bending
circus · acrobat · performance · apparatus · rigging · harness · swing · catch
Unmanned flying machine
- cameraImage capturing device
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- surveySystematic data collection
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
perspective · reconnaissance · satellite · footage · cinematography · flyover · gimbal · quadcopter
aviation
Flying or operating aircraft
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
airborne · airspace · glider · propeller · wing · fuselage · cockpit · pilot · flyby · airshow
trapeze
Suspended acrobatic bar
contortion · circus · acrobat · performance · apparatus · rigging · harness · swing · catch · release
drone
Unmanned flying machine
mapping · perspective · reconnaissance · satellite · footage · cinematography · flyover · gimbal · quadcopter · panorama
transmission
Sending of information
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
frequency · radio · television · satellite · dish · transmitter · tuner · amplifier · feedline · coaxial
overhead
Located directly above
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- skywayElevated connecting passage
- cablewayOverhead suspended conveyance
tramway · gondola · ropeway · walkway · bridge · platform · canopy · treetop · zipline · chairlift
- Surfingsurfboards, surfboard, longboards, shortboards, longboard
- camera angleshigh angle, low angle, eye level, bird's eye view, worm's eye view
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- televisionTV, television, broadcast, TV shows, TV series
- circuscircus, big top, clown, clowns, ringmaster
- gymnasticsgymnastics, balance beam, floor exercise, handstand, parallel bars
aerialground
Solid surface underfoot
terrestrial · subterranean · underground · earthbound · land-based
aerialearthly
Of this world
infernal · terrestrial · mundane · subterranean · chthonic
- aerial viewScene from altitude
- aerial sprayingAirborne pest
- aerial shotPhoto taken from altitude
- aerial combatWarfare between aircraft
- aerial bombardmentAttack by aircraft-dropped explosives
- aerial footageImages recorded from height
aerials, aerialist, aerially, aerial photography, aerial roots, aerial lift