airborne
carried by the air, as pollen or dust.
in flight; aloft: The plane was airborne by six o'clock.
Military. (of ground forces) carried in airplanes or gliders: airborne infantry.Abbreviation: abn
Aeronautics. (of an aircraft) supported entirely by the atmosphere; flying.
Origin of airborne
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How to use airborne in a sentence
That’s probably a better bet than airborne anaerobic alien organisms.
Hope for life on Venus survives for centuries against all odds | Tom Siegfried | September 25, 2020 | Science NewsI’ve read viral particles can stay airborne and travel beyond six feet.
The Importance of Face Masks and the Tragedy of Downplaying Them - Issue 90: Something Green | Kevin Berger | September 23, 2020 | NautilusOn April 10, it told workers that N95 respirators effectively filtered out airborne contaminants.
Foreign Masks, Fear and a Fake Certification: Staff at CSL Plasma Say Conditions at Donation Centers Aren’t Safe | by J. David McSwane | September 21, 2020 | ProPublicaN95 masks are designed to filter out at least 95 percent of airborne particles.
What we know and don’t know about wildfire smoke’s health risks | Maria Temming | September 18, 2020 | Science NewsIn it, they said it’s time the health community accepts that infectious coronavirus can remain airborne.
Dust can infect animals with flu, raising coronavirus concerns | Erin Garcia de Jesus | August 24, 2020 | Science News For Students
President Eisenhower sent the 101st airborne Division to force Faubus to admit the students to Central High School.
The ‘No Child’ Rewrite Threatens Your Kids’ Future | Jonah Edelman | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe NYPD remained his ultimate goal as he went to work as a carrier for airborne Express/DHL and then as a school safety officer.
The WhiteKnightTwo remained airborne after the incident and landed safely.
SpaceShipTwo Flew on Untested Rocket | Dave Majumdar, Clive Irving | October 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is no evidence that airborne Ebola exists anywhere outside of fear-mongering headlines.
George Will, Fox News, and the Beginning of an Ebola Conspiracy | Russell Saunders | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will implied in an interview that Ebola may be airborne.
George Will, Fox News, and the Beginning of an Ebola Conspiracy | Russell Saunders | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter you arrived back on AF-1, what did you do between that time and the time the plane was airborne?
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyHow soon after the swearing in was the plane airborne, if you recall?
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyThe dwindling of the great army accelerated, airborne replacements dependent on such erratic transport failed to fill the gaps.
Greener Than You Think | Ward MooreOne other radio message came from Superior, now airborne, on that first day.
And Then the Town Took Off | Richard WilsonWe'll rendezvous north of Columbus—I'll give you the exact grid in half an hour, when I'm airborne.
And Then the Town Took Off | Richard Wilson
British Dictionary definitions for airborne
/ (ˈɛəˌbɔːn) /
conveyed by or through the air
(of aircraft) flying; in the air
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