airborne
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airborne
Where it comes from
Attested since the 1640s; air + -borne
adjective
- In or carried by the air. Airborne pollen can aggravate allergies.
- In flight. 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
noun airbornes · airborne
- Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mobile, mid-air, in-flight, midair, inflight, flying, aircraft, airfreight, parachute, aeronautical, aerial, aviation, onboard, shipborne, shipboard, airshed
Translations
Every language
adj carried by the air
| Español | transportado por el aire, aerotransportado |
|---|---|
| Português | transportado pelo ar, aerotransportado |
| Français | aéroporté, transporté par l'air |
| Deutsch | über die Luft transportiert |
| Italiano | trasportato dall'aria, aviotrasportato |
| Ελληνικά | αερομεταφερόμενος aerometaferómenos, αερογενής aerogenís |
| עברית | מוּטָס mutas |
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