aerial stunts

Midair acrobatic feats

Aerial stunts are acrobatic maneuvers performed in the air—whether by aircraft, trapeze artists, or performers suspended on wires.

The term usually implies spectacular, dangerous feats: The aerial stunts in the action movie required months of training.

Stunt pilots perform aerial stunts at airshows; circus performers execute them high above the crowd.

Opposites
vertical position

aerial stuntsfloor exercises

Ground-based gymnastic routines

mat work · crawling

movement dynamism

aerial stuntsstanding still

Absence of motion

tableau · planking · slow movements

Family

stunt, stuntman, aerialist

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G