airborne

[ air-bawrn, -bohrn ]
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adjective
  1. carried by the air, as pollen or dust.

  2. in flight; aloft: The plane was airborne by six o'clock.

  1. Military. (of ground forces) carried in airplanes or gliders: airborne infantry.Abbreviation: abn

  2. Aeronautics. (of an aircraft) supported entirely by the atmosphere; flying.

Origin of airborne

1
First recorded in 1635–45; air1 + borne1

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British Dictionary definitions for airborne

airborne

/ (ˈɛəˌbɔːn) /


adjective
  1. conveyed by or through the air

  2. (of aircraft) flying; in the air

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