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air droppable
air·drop
/
ˈɛərˌdrɒp
/
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air
-drop
]
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verb,
air·dropped,
air·drop·ping,
noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to drop (persons, equipment, etc.) by parachute from an aircraft in flight.
noun
2.
the act or process of airdropping.
Origin:
1945–50;
air
1
+
drop
Related forms
air-drop·pa·ble,
adjective
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airdrop
(ˈɛəˌdrɒp)
—
n
1.
a delivery of supplies, troops, etc, from an aircraft by parachute
—
vb
,
-drops
,
-dropping
,
-dropped
2.
(
tr
) to deliver (supplies, etc) by an airdrop
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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