Meaning & use
aerial
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existing, happening, or operating in the air.
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The drone captured stunning aerial footage of the canyon.
The rescue team relied on aerial surveillance to locate the hikers.
A note on using this word
In American English, 'antenna' is the more common term for the related noun sense; 'aerial' as a noun is chiefly British.
Another way to use it
2. noun
(British, noun) a rod or wire device used for receiving or transmitting radio or television signals.
He climbed onto the roof to adjust the television aerial.
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