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air⋅drop

  [air-drop] verb, -dropped, -drop⋅ping, noun
Use airdropped in a Sentence
–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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air·drop   (âr'drŏp')   
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 © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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