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aerially

aerially

1 7.5
From the air, for example by plane
  • adverb
  • /ˈɛəriəli/
: aéreamente
  • Ralph Mortier, a retired employee of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, applied for a permit to spray herbicides both aerially and on the ground on his two hundred acres of forest land in Casey.
  • aerially sprayed
  • aerially applied

Jordan's poem zooms in on the space that is, in photographic terms, represented aerially in the article.

Examples

  • Aerially, I felt the, uh, p46.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • He was making reference to the city's ability to string fiber optic cables aerially, rather than underground, but it got me thinking about the part that alleyways play in Chicago's unique personality.

    Blog text (26)

  • Jordan's poem zooms in on the space that is, in photographic terms, represented aerially in the article.

    Harvard University

  • There have been only a few direct assessments of the condition of coastal and marine ecosystems, mainly of those that are intertidal or that exist in clear water and can be aerially assessed.

    Academic text (2011)

  • They're also investigating ways to reduce the need for aerially sprayed pesticides that have historically been used to combat hopper scourges.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Spinosad was more effective when aerially applied with the smaller (200-micron) droplet size and the higher (5-gallon) spray rate.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Aerially harassed blackbirds would often take refuge in row crops, shelterbelts, or dense cattail stands until the pursuit ended.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The stated goal of Plan Colombia is to help the Colombian police aerially fumigate the country's thousands of acres of coca and poppy farms.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Cobb's strength aerially makes her an inviting option against a UVA side that isn't totally secure in the air, but the Alaskan hasn't been in great form and probably can't go much more than an hour due to nagging injuries.

    Blog text (24)

  • Dallas County has plans to spray insecticide aerially over the most infected areas.

Surface Forms

aerially positive

Morphology

aerially = aerial (transparent) = aerial + ly

Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'aerial' with -ly; meaning 'by or through the air' follows directly.

Etymology

Aerially comes from the old root aer, meaning 'air', and you can see the same idea in the common word airplane. So to do something aerially is to do it 'by air' or from the sky, often using aircraft.