(BrE) (also antenna AmE, BrE) a piece of equipment made of wire or metal rods for receiving or sending radio and television signals:
a forest of television aerials on the roofs
Part of speech: adjective
1 from a plane:
aerial attacks / bombardment / photography * an aerial view of Palm Island * Not all patterns and marks seen on aerial photographs represent archaeological sites.
2 in the air; existing above the ground:
The banyan tree has aerial roots. * Bees have half a dozen aerial dances to indicate where to find nectar.
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