aerial

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
  2. noun an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
  3. adjective existing or living or growing or operating in the air

Etymology

From Latin āeri(us) + -al, from Ancient Greek ἀέριος (aérios), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + -ιος (-ios). By surface analysis, aer- (“air”) + -ial.

In classic literature

Synonyms

forward pass

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