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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

air⋅drop

   [air-drop]
verb, -dropped, -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
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air·drop     (âr'drŏp')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A delivery, as of supplies or troops, by parachute from aircraft.
tr. & intr.v.   air·dropped, air·drop·ping, air·drops
To drop or be dropped from an aircraft.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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airdrop

noun
delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft; "until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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