air
- noun
- /ɛr/
- Literature
- Today marks one year since we have been on the air with SiriusXM.
It streams it wirelessly over the air, much like a radio.
- It streams it wirelessly over the air, much like a radio.
- Today marks one year since we have been on the air with SiriusXM.
- Anyhow, that footage wound up on the air and it turned into dirty jobs.
- Well, I would hardly call it the air, whatever, but we're broadcasting.
Examples
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You're on the air.
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- Are we on the air right now?
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We're gonna go off the air now.
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Is it still on the air, Survivor?
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We just been informed that we are going off the air...
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Only one of my channels is still on the air.
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So they kept it on the air and ran commercials for those people.
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The owner of a Berkeley art cinema, Ed Landberg, heard Kael on the air and called her up.
Academic text (2011) -
Radio station WFAF in Dallas went on the air with almost daily commentary about Oklahoma's Indian Territory.
Fiction book (1990) -
And good evening, we are coming on the air with some sad breaking news.
Synonyms
A way of sending sound and music to many people using wireless signals
A frequency used to send radio and television programs
The radio and television signals that carry programs to many people
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A branch of a country's military that uses planes to fight and protect the country
System that controls temperature and air movement inside buildings to keep people comfortable
- Specialized
Systems and weapons that protect a place from enemy aircraft or missiles
Harmful gases, smoke, and small particles in the air that can damage health or nature
- Specialized
A weapon launched from the ground or a ship to destroy aircraft in the sky
The part of the United States military that flies planes and defends the country in the air and space
A branch of the United States military that fights in the air and space
- Jargon
Military aircraft protect soldiers or ships from enemy attack during an operation
A government officer who travels as a passenger to protect people on planes from hijacking
- Specialized
A chamber that lets people move between places with different air pressure while preventing air mixing
A reserve force of civilian volunteers who support the United States Air Force in war and emergencies
- Specialized
A safety cushion inside a car that fills with air quickly during a crash to protect people
A branch of the United States military that uses planes and works in space to defend the country
- Archaic
A former part of the United States Army that flew military planes before the Air Force existed
- Specialized
A large area of air with about the same temperature, humidity, and pressure
A machine that pushes air to a higher pressure to power tools or inflate things
- Specialized
A weapon that one plane fires to destroy another plane in the air
- Specialized
Used from a plane to attack or send messages to targets on the ground
- US
A United States military medal given for brave or very good actions during flying missions
- Specialized
Bubbles of air in the blood that block blood flow and can cause serious harm
- Literature
Violent or angry actions by passengers on a plane because they feel stressed and frustrated
- Specialized
A weapon that sprays fuel into the air and then sets it on fire to make a very strong blast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Air in the sense of broadcasting comes from the plain idea of air as the open space around us; radio and TV signals travel through that space, so being 'on the air' means being sent out through the open space for people to receive.