[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: aerius, from Greek aerios, from aer; ⇨ ↑aerate]
1. from a plane:
an aerial attack
aerial photographs
an aerial view of the Three Gorges Dam project
2. in or moving through the air
1. a piece of equipment for receiving or sending radio or television signals, usually consisting of a piece of metal or wire SYN antenna American English
2. aerials a sport in which someone goes down a mountain on ↑skis and performs complicated jumps and turns in the air