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mid-air

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The middle of the air, as while in flight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • The dog ran, jumped, and caught the ball in mid-air.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-? Proto-Indo-European *-dhe Proto-Indo-European *médhi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médhyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Latin āēr Old French airbor. Middle English aire English air English mid-air From mid- + air.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جَوّ (jaww) — middle of the air
  • Chinese Cantonese: 中天 (zung1 tin1) — middle of the air
  • Chinese Mandarin: 半空 (bànkōng) — middle of the air
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中天 (zhōngtiān) — middle of the air
  • Finnish: ilmassa — middle of the air
  • Finnish: lennosta — middle of the air
  • Italian: mezz'aria — middle of the air
  • Japanese: 空中 (kūchū) — middle of the air
  • Japanese: 上空 (jōkū) — middle of the air
  • Japanese: 宙 (chū) — middle of the air
  • Japanese: 中空 — middle of the air
  • Japanese: 中天 (chūten) — middle of the air
  • Norwegian: i lufta — middle of the air
  • Russian: в во́здухе (v vózduxe) — middle of the air
  • Russian: на лету́ (na letú) — middle of the air
  • Turkish: havada — middle of the air