Aerial meaning

What does “aerial” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“aerial” is a noun and adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer.

aerial

noun

  1. a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer

    Synonymsforward pass
  2. an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

adjective

  1. existing or living or growing or operating in the air

    “aerial roots of a philodendron”

    “aerial particles”

  2. characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air

    “figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away”

    “aerial fancies”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University