- Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or
frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the
air; as, aerial regions or currents. - Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature
of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal. - Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aerial spires. - Growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to
growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, aerial
rootlets, aerial plants. - Light as air; ethereal.
Meaning of 'aerial' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . aerial
[ a]
Meaning (1): - existing or living or growing or operating in the air
Example in sentence:
aerial cable cars;
aerial particles;
aerial photography;
aerial roots of a philodendron;
aerial warfare;
small aerial creatures such as butterflies
2 . aerial
[ s]
Meaning (2): - characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
Example in sentence:
aerial fancies;
an airy apparition;
figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away;
Aerial port Aerial port refers to an airfield that has been designated for the sustained air movement of personnel and materiel as well as an authorized port for entrance into...