aerial
adjective
[ ˈɛːrɪəl ]
• existing, happening, or operating in the air.
• "an aerial battle"
aerial
noun
• a rod, wire, or other structure by which signals are transmitted or received as part of a radio or television transmission or receiving system.
• a type of freestyle skiing in which the skier jumps from a ramp and carries out manoeuvres in the air.
Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘thin as air, imaginary’): via Latin aerius from Greek aerios (from aēr ‘air’) + -al.
