airdrop

[ air-drop ]
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verb (used with object),air·dropped, air·drop·ping.
  1. to drop (persons, equipment, etc.) by parachute from an aircraft in flight.

noun
  1. the act or process of airdropping.

Origin of airdrop

1
First recorded in 1945–50; air1 + drop

Other words from airdrop

  • air-drop·pa·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for airdrop

airdrop

/ (ˈɛəˌdrɒp) /


noun
  1. a delivery of supplies, troops, etc, from an aircraft by parachute

verb-drops, -dropping or -dropped
  1. (tr) to deliver (supplies, etc) by an airdrop

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