definition of
aerial

[1] #1 aerial n. [forward pass] a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer. wn

[2] #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] #3 aerial n. [antenna, transmitting aerial] an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals. wn

[4] #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