What does Airborne mean?

Definitions for Airborne
ˈɛərˌbɔrn, -ˌboʊrnair·borne

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. airborneadjective

    moved or conveyed by or through air

GCIDE

  1. airborneadjective

    in flight; flying; -- said of an airplane.

  2. airborneadjective

    (Mil.) carried directly to the site of battle by aircraft; -- said of combat troops, as, an airborne division.

Wiktionary

  1. airbornenoun

    Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.

  2. airborneadjective

    In or carried by the air.

    Airborne pollen can aggravate allergies.

  3. airborneadjective

    In flight.

  4. Etymology: Attested since the 1640s;

ChatGPT

  1. airborne

    Airborne refers to something that is transported or carried through the air. This could include things like particles, dust, gases, microbes, or even entire objects such as planes, birds or pollen. In a medical context, it can refer to diseases that are spread through tiny pathogens in the air.

Wikidata

  1. Airborne

    Airborne is a 1993 American comedy-drama film centered around inline skating, starring Shane McDermott, Seth Green, Brittney Powell, Chris Conrad, Jacob Vargas and a then-unknown Jack Black.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. airborne

    1. In relation to personnel, troops especially trained to effect, following transport by air, an assault debarkation, either by parachuting or touchdown. 2. In

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Airborne in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Airborne in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Airborne in a Sentence

  1. Atsuo Hamada:

    When people go out to eat at night, they tend to get drunk, talk in loud voices and sing so airborne infections spread more quickly.

  2. John McCain:

    We need more boots on the ground, not the 82nd Airborne.

  3. State Departments:

    In addition to threatening the U.S. with a possible attack, Abuhamzehs remarksthat the targets had been previously identified by Iran seemed to confirm the State Departments statement regarding the motivation behind the airstrike. Qassem Soleimani FUNERAL PROCESSION IN BAGHDAD DRAWS THOUSANDS OF MOURNERS CHANTING AMERICA IS THE GREAT SATAN Qassem Soleimani comments come after it U.S. defense officials told Fox News that more than 3,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Divisions 1st Brigade Combat Team would be deployed to Kuwait. Irans top shadow commander, as Qassem Soleimani was known, was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more. According to the State Departments, the airstrike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans. Qassem Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region, the United States will continue to take all necessary action to protect our people and our interests wherever they are around the world. Mourners gathering in the streets of Baghdad Saturday for Soleimanis funeral procession. Dressed in black military fatigues, the mostly male-dominated group carried Iraqi flags and the flags of Iran-backed militias that are fiercely loyal to Qassem Soleimani. In this image made from a video, mourners gather for a funeral procession for Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ( PMF Media Office via AP) They were heard chanting.

  4. David Heymann:

    The ones with most risk are airborne.

  5. Godri Pollitt:

    Through that work, I developed wearable tools that we can measure our exposure to lots of different chemicals within the air and other airborne factors.

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