heliborne
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of heliborne
First recorded in 1965–70; heli- 2 + (air)borne
Example Sentences
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He noted, for instance, that black operations like the bin Laden mission, with commandos conducting heliborne night raids, were now exceptionally common.
From Salon • Aug. 4, 2011
A force of some 2,000 leathernecks streamed ashore 21 miles northeast of Hue in an amphibious and heliborne assault.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Air Cav's noisy "gunships" have developed to a fine art the use of their rocket artillery in close support of the heliborne troops.
From Time Magazine Archive
The relief columns advanced down National Route 9 to ward Khe Sanh almost without opposition; they were accompanied by heliborne troopers, who were the first to reach the camp, landing on Khe Sanh's pocked runway.
From Time Magazine Archive
A heliborne assault by infantry on 925-ft.-high Clear Creek Butte was a travesty of the lightning raids against the Viet Cong.
From Time Magazine Archive
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