aerial
/ˈeərɪəl; `ɛrɪəl/ (US antenna) n one or more wires or rods for sending or receiving radio waves 天线. =>illus at App 1 见附录1之插图, page vii./ˈeərɪəl; `ɛrɪəl/ adj 1 from aircraft or the air 从飞行器上的; 从空中的: aerial bombardment, photography, reconnaissance 轰炸, 空中摄影术, 空中侦察. 2 existing or suspended in the air 存在或悬浮于空中的: an aerial railway 架空铁道; 高架铁道. 3 (arch 古) of or like air (似)空气的.