midair
Suspended during flight
Midair refers to a point in the air, above the ground, not in contact with any surface.
A catch made in midair happens before the ball lands.
A midair collision occurs between two aircraft in flight.
The word usually appears after "in": The acrobat twisted in midair.
Visible overhead expanse
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- cloudsAirborne water masses
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- airborneTraveling through air
soar · glide · airspace · skydiving · parachute · freefall · hang-gliding · ballooning
Not in motion
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- hummingbirdSmall nectar-feeding hoverer
- rotorsSpinning airfoil assemblies
propellers · gyroscope · stabilizers · hovercraft · blimp · dirigible · jetpack · suspension
Suspended and swaying freely
- hangingExecution by noose
- swingingMoving in arcs
- trapezeSuspended acrobatic bar
- bungeeElastic cord with hooks
chandelier · mobile · gossamer · spiderweb · acrobat · aerialist · tightrope · pendulum
Supernatural or illusory power
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- telekinesisMental object manipulation
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- weightlessHaving no heft
antigravity · defy · supernatural · mystical · ethereal · ascend · rise · suspend
Equidistant from both ends
- midpointExact center between two
- betweenIn the middle of
- halfwayAt the midpoint
- interveningComing between to affect
intermediate · betwixt · interposed · gap · space · arc · trajectory · airspace
sky
Visible overhead expanse
airborne · soar · glide · airspace · skydiving · parachute · freefall · hang-gliding · ballooning · wingsuit
stationary
Not in motion
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- hummingbirdSmall nectar-feeding hoverer
rotors · propellers · gyroscope · stabilizers · hovercraft · blimp · dirigible · jetpack · suspension · stillness
dangling
Suspended and swaying freely
bungee · chandelier · mobile · gossamer · spiderweb · acrobat · aerialist · tightrope · pendulum · sling
magic
Supernatural or illusory power
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- telekinesisMental object manipulation
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
weightless · antigravity · defy · supernatural · mystical · ethereal · ascend · rise · suspend · uplift
midway
Equidistant from both ends
intervening · intermediate · betwixt · interposed · gap · space · arc · trajectory · airspace · above
midairon the ground
In contact with earth
grounded · on solid ground · earthbound · landed · ground level
midairunderwater
Below the surface
subterranean · underground · submerged · beneath the surface · undersea
- suspended in midair
- midair collisionAircraft striking while aloft
air, mid, middle, airy, amid, median, aerial, amidst, amidships