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/er/ 
| singular | air |
| plural | airs |
- 1[uncountable] the mixture of gases surrounding the Earth that we breathe
Do we really want all these cars polluting the air?
She breathed in the cold air.
I’d like to open the window: I need some air.
Inside the house the air smelled like fresh paint.
a blast/rush/draft/gust of air (=a current of moving air):A blast of cold air swept through the house.
phrases
be up in the air
by air
into/out of thin air
something is in the air
off the air
not broadcasting on radio or television anymoreWait till we’re off air (=have stopped being broadcast).
After just three episodes the series was taken off the air.
on the air
on radio or televisionThe program first went on the air 28 years ago.
He’s always prepared to defend his case on the air.
take the air
old-fashionedtake to the air
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