adjective
aerial
AIR-ee-uhl/ˈɛriʌl/
Relating to or taking place in the air or above the ground.
The aerial acrobat hangs high above the mat on silks.
Etymology
Latin aerius already joined the ideas of air and height. With -al, aerial describes what belongs to the air, including activities performed aloft rather than on the ground.
In context
aerial fireworks from the cockpit of his Hornet as Sam and Tracer r Arc through the night sky above the city
More examples
- They studied aerial photographs.
- The birds performed an aerial display.
- An aerial survey covered the valley.
Forms
aerial
Similar words
- airborne
- Airborne means actually in the air.
- overhead
- Overhead describes position above rather than activity in the air.