#1 aerial n. [forward pass] a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer. wn
#2 aerial s. existing or living or growing or operating in the air; "aerial roots of a philodendron"; "aerial particles"; "small aerial creatures such as butterflies"; "aerial warfare"; "aerial photography"; "aerial cable cars". wn
#3 aerial n. [antenna, transmitting aerial] an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals. wn
#4 aerial s. [aeriform, airy, aery, ethereal] characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms". wn
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