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airdrop
[ air-drop ]
verb (used with object)
- to drop (persons, equipment, etc.) by parachute from an aircraft in flight.
noun
- the act or process of airdropping.
airdrop
/ ˈɛəˌ»å°ùÉ’±è /
noun
- a delivery of supplies, troops, etc, from an aircraft by parachute
verb
- tr to deliver (supplies, etc) by an airdrop
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹¾±°ù-»å°ù´Ç±èp²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
She said she had also experienced the "darker side" of the technology when last year a man had airdropped inappropriate photos to her at a bus stop.
That meant finding ways to deliver 6 million meals, 2 million gallons of fuel and a million cases of bottled water to hundreds of bases and outposts — some reachable only by airdrop — each month.
Search-and-rescue efforts continue, and aid deliveries have been made by airdrops and mules.
The photographer, meanwhile, was only able to airdrop pictures, says Nita.
The airdrop is one of several events organised to mark the anniversary of Operation Market Garden, an ambitious military offensive designed to speed up the invasion of Nazi Germany and shorten the war in Europe.
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