aerial as a noun: - 1
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as an adjective: - 1
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aerial
noun
1 aerial
A pass to a receiver downfield from the passer.
synonym: forward pass.
2 aerial
An electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals.
synonyms: antenna, transmitting aerial.
Dutch: antenne
Polish: antena
adjective
1 aerial
Existing or living or growing or operating in the air.
Roget 267:
sailing
etc.
v.;
volant†,
aerostatic†;
seafaring,
nautical,
maritime,
naval;
seagoing,
coasting;
afloat;
navigable;
aerial,
aeronautic;
grallatory†.
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Roget 206:
high,
elevated,
eminent,
exalted,
lofty,
tall;
gigantic
etc.
(big)
192;
Patagonian;
towering,
beetling,
soaring,
hanging
(gardens);
elevated
etc.
307;
upper;
highest
etc.
(topmost)
210;
high reaching,
insessorial†,
perching.
upland,
moorland;
hilly,
knobby [U.S.];
mountainous,
alpine,
subalpine,
heaven kissing;
cloudtopt†,
cloudcapt†,
cloudtouching†;
aerial.
overhanging
etc.
v.;
incumbent,
overlying,
superincumbent†,
supernatant,
superimposed;
prominent
etc.
v.
250.
tall as a maypole,
tall as a poplar,
tall as a steeple,
lanky
etc.
(thin)
203.
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2 aerial
Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air:
— Aerial fancies.
synonyms: aeriform, aery, airy, ethereal.
Roget 338:
containing air,
flatulent,
effervescent;
windy
etc.
349.
atmospheric,
airy;
aerial,
aeriform†;
meteorological;
weatherwise†.
Roget 334:
gaseous,
aeriform†,
ethereal,
aerial,
airy,
vaporous,
volatile,
evaporable†,
flatulent.
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