AIRDROP

airdrop

(noun) delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft; “until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

airdrop (plural airdrops)

The act of delivering goods or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft by parachute.

Verb

airdrop (third-person singular simple present airdrops, present participle airdropping, simple past and past participle airdropped)

To delivery goods or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft by parachute.

Source: Wiktionary



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