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aerial

[air-ee-uhl, ey-eer-ee-uhl, air-ee-uhl] / ˈɛər i əl, eɪˈɪər i əl, ˈɛər i əl /


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The firm has been leading the aerial efforts in the Cairngorms wildfire.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

An aerial view of Flamingo Garden Mobile Home Park and surrounding development.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

There’s military memorabilia all around the office, including an aerial image of the air base at Balad where he worked.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Sea drone attacks have largely been pioneered by Ukraine, which has sought to revolutionize naval warfare in the same way unmanned aerial vehicles have transformed the skies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

In the corner on a small table stood an object that looked something like an extra-squiggly, golden television aerial.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

Show your children aerials of courses from all over the world, and talk about how different courses can look along the Pacific coast, the Lowcountry of South Carolina or in the Scottish Highlands.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

Heavy snow in Livigno on Tuesday morning forced a number of postponements, including the women's snowboard slopestyle final and the men's and women's aerials qualifiers in freestyle skiing.

From Barron's Feb. 17, 2026

Some of Mr Iliffe's neighbours also suffered damage to their properties - with other aerials destroyed, brickwork damaged, roof tiles blown off, and one with the windows blown out of his greenhouse.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2024

Before the aerials, the back handsprings, the 100-meter dashes and relay handoffs, these seemingly otherworldly talents are still regular people.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2024

He uncoils the grounding wires, raises the aerials, and switches them on.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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