Definitions for airborneˈɛərˌbɔrn, -ˌboʊrn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

air•borneˈɛərˌbɔrn, -ˌboʊrn(adj.)

  1. carried by the air, as pollen or dust.

  2. in flight; aloft.

  3. (of military ground forces) carried in airplanes or gliders.

    Category: Military

Origin of airborne:

1635–45

Princeton's WordNet

  1. airborne(adj)

    moved or conveyed by or through air

Wiktionary

  1. airborne(Noun)

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

  2. airborne(Adjective)

    In or carried by the air.

    Airborne pollen can aggravate allergies.

  3. airborne(Adjective)

    In flight.

  4. Origin: Attested since the 1640s;

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


Translations for airborne

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

airborne(adjective)

in the air or flying

We were airborne five minutes after boarding the plane; airborne germs.

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