/ ˈeəriəl; NAmE ˈer-/ noun , adjective
■ noun
( BrE ) (also an·tenna NAmE , BrE ) a piece of equipment made of wire or long straight pieces of metal for receiving or sending radio and television signals
—picture at hatchback , house
■ adjective
1.
from a plane :
aerial attacks / bombardment / photography
an aerial view of Palm Island
2.
in the air; existing above the ground :
The banyan tree has aerial roots.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (in the sense thin as air, imaginary ): via Latin aerius from Greek aerios (from aēr air) + -al .