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aerial

adjective/ˈeəriəl/ (AIR-ee-ul)Level B2
aerial meaning picture: View from inside a helicopter: an Indian official in a khaki jacket presses against the window, frowning in concern as h
Picture meaning of “aerial” — happening in the air or done from an aircraft

happening in the air or done from an aircraft

Aerial describes things in the sky or done from above: an aerial survey, aerial photographs, aerial spraying, an aerial attack. Disaster reports often mention 'aerial surveys' of flooded areas.

aerial meaning in Hindi

हवा में होने वाला या विमान से किया जाने वाला

Aerial आसमान में या ऊपर से की गई चीज़ों को बताता है: हवाई सर्वेक्षण, हवाई तस्वीरें, हवाई छिड़काव, हवाई हमला। आपदा रिपोर्टों में अक्सर बाढ़ क्षेत्रों के 'aerial surveys' का ज़िक्र होता है।

Examples

  1. The Chief Minister conducted an aerial survey of the flood-hit districts before announcing relief.मुख्यमंत्री ने राहत की घोषणा से पहले बाढ़ग्रस्त ज़िलों का हवाई (aerial) सर्वेक्षण किया।
  2. Drones now give farmers aerial images of their fields within minutes.ड्रोन अब किसानों को मिनटों में उनके खेतों की हवाई तस्वीरें दे देते हैं।

Synonyms & antonyms

airborneoverheadgroundterrestrial

Memory trick

AER sounds like AIR: aerial means anything done up in the air.

💡 Did you know?

In British English an 'aerial' is also the rod or wire on a roof that receives radio and TV signals, called an antenna in America.

Word origin

From Latin 'aerius', from Greek 'aer' meaning air.

Other meanings

noun a circus performer who does acrobatics high in the air, on a rope or trapeze

adverb from the air or by means of aircraft

aerial meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीहवा में होने वाला या विमान से किया जाने वाला
Arabic · العربيةيحدث في الهواء أو يُنفَّذ من طائرة
French · Françaisqui se passe dans les airs ou qui est fait depuis un avion
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiaterjadi di udara atau dilakukan dari pesawat
Chinese · 中文在空中发生的,或从飞机上进行的

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