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mid air
The middle region of the air; the tract between the clouds and the part of the atmosphere near the ground. Chiefly in phrase in mid air. Also rarely used as adv. (= in mid-air) and attrib.
1667Milton P.L. vi. 536 Zophiel, of Cherubim the swiftest wing, Came flying, and in mid Aire aloud thus cri'd. 1706Pope Winter 54 No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings, Shall list'ning in mid air suspend their wings. 1776J. Bryant Mythol. III. 229 Here towering steep The rock Aornon rises high in view E'en to the mid-air region. 1830Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 300 Large quantities of fine sand, which, being in mid-air when detached, are carried by the winds to great distances. 1865Dickens Mut. Fr. i. ix, Mr. and Mrs. Boffin sat staring at mid-air. 1883Contemp. Rev. June 874 A sort of spiritualistic unattached garment, floating about in mid-air. 1886W. J. Tucker E. Europe 409 All those doors mid-air lead to the lofts above. 1928R. Fry Let. 25 May (1972) II. 627 Reports of aeroplanes that catch fire and grill the passengers in mid-air. 1958‘P. Bryant’ Two Hours to Doom 58 Mid-air refuelling. 1970Guardian 21 Aug. 5/1 If something is not done soon about these near misses, there is bound to be a mid-air collision. |