airdropping

[air-drop]

air·drop

[air-drop] verb, air·dropped, air·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.

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Airdropping is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1945–50; air1 + drop

air-drop·pa·ble, adjective
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