Mid-air

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The middle of the air, as while in flight. uncountable

    "The dog ran, jumped, and caught the ball in mid-air."

Example

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"There are fears that the plane disintegrated in mid-air and that the wreckage may never be found."

Etymology

From mid- + air.

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