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aerial

/ˈɛːɹɪjəl/noun, adjective3 syllables

Aerial means: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air.

Synonyms for aerial13

noun, as in an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

antenna, transmitting aerial

noun, as in a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer

forward pass

adjective, as in characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air

aeriform, airy, aery, ethereal, insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal

adjective, as in existing or living or growing or operating in the air

free-flying

also used for aerial

air step, acrobatic

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What does aerial mean?4

adjective

1

characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air“figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away”

2

existing or living or growing or operating in the air“aerial roots of a philodendron”

noun

1

an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

2

a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with aerial?1

three syllables

burial
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Aerial in a sentence

  • In this next slide we see an aerial shot of the company headquarters.darinmex
  • The town was subjected to an aerial attack.sharptoothed
  • The mercenaries spied a military aircraft conducting aerial reconnaissance over the area.Amastan
  • The communal aerial on our block of flats was struck by lightning.sundown
  • We flew above the area for an aerial survey.soliloquist
  • The car's aerial is built into the windscreen.sundown
  • Ziri put the ivy's aerial roots in water and they grew.Amastan
  • We had an old transistor radio with a wire coat hanger for an aerial.sundown

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Forms of aerial

as a noun

plural
aerials