air dropping
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.
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| —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 |
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