aerial

«aerial» in Mova's school dictionary: a wire or rod that sends or picks up radio or TV signals… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an aerial, aerials); adjective (aerial)

meaning for a pupil

1) (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) An aerial is a wire or rod that sends or picks up radio or TV signals; in the US it is called an antenna. tree →

2) Aerial means from the air or in the air, like an aerial photograph taken from a plane or drone. tree →

3) An aerial in sport (skiing, snowboarding) is a jump with a flip in the air. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons, aerial photos and maps show a place from above. In everyday life the TV aerial is on the roof. Phrases: aerial view, aerial photograph, TV aerial, aerial ropeway.

examples

• The TV aerial blew off the roof in the storm. tree →
• This aerial photo shows our school from above. tree →
• Drones take aerial pictures. tree →
• An aerial view helps you draw a map. tree →
• The snowboarder did an aerial with two flips. tree →
• Bats are aerial hunters. tree →
• They sat in an aerial dwelling, and it flew with them through the air. tree →

note

Countable as a noun. UK aerial = US antenna. Said AIR-ee-al. Related: aeroplane, aero- = air.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «aerial» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.