aerial

/ˈɛɹiəl/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
2. an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

adjective

1. existing or living or growing or operating in the air
   “aerial roots of a philodendron”
2. characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air- Thomas Carlyle
   “figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away”

Synonyms for aerial

• forward pass
• antenna
• transmitting aerial
• free-flying
• aeriform
• airy
• aery
• ethereal
• insubstantial

Words that rhyme with aerial

• burial
• actuarial
• malarial
• secretarial
• adversarial
• ariel
• mariel