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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, ... show more

Roget 206: high, elevated, eminent, exalted, lofty, tall; gigantic etc. (big) 192; Patagonian; towering, beetling, soaring, ... show more

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.   


Moby thesaurus: Olympian, aerials, aeriform, aerodynamic, aerophysical, aerospace, aerostatic, aerotechnical, aery, air-built, air-conscious, air-minded, air-wise, airish, airlike, airsick, airworthy, airy, alfresco, altitudinous ... show more.

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