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air·borne
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ˈɛərˌbɔrn
,
-ˌboʊrn
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adjective
1.
carried by the
air
,
as pollen or dust.
2.
in flight; aloft:
The plane was airborne by six o'clock.
3.
Military
.
(of ground forces) carried in airplanes or gliders:
airborne infantry.
4.
Aeronautics
.
(of an aircraft) supported entirely by the atmosphere; flying.
Origin:
1635–45;
air
1
+
borne
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airborne
(ˈɛəˌbɔːn)
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adj
1.
conveyed by or through the air
2.
(of aircraft) flying; in the air
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airborne
1640s, "carried through the air," from
air
(1) +
borne
. Of military units, from 1937.
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