airborne
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Attested since the 1640s; air + -borne
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]airborne (not comparable)
- In or carried by the air.
- Airborne pollen can aggravate allergies.
- 2012 December 1, “An internet of airborne things”, in The Economist[1], volume 405, number 8813, archived from the original on 6 November 2018, page 3 (Technology Quarterly):
- A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.
- In flight.
- 1984, Steve Harris (lyrics and music), “Aces High”, in Powerslave, performed by Iron Maiden:
- There goes the siren that warns of the air raid / Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak / Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne / Got to get up for the coming attack.
- Fitted to an aircraft.
- airborne radar
- Transported by air in an aircraft.
- airborne troops
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]carried by the air
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in flight
Noun
[edit]airborne (plural airbornes or airborne)
- Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.
References
[edit]- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “airborne”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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