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airdrop

[ air-drop ]

verb (used with object)

airdropped, airdropping.
  1. to drop (persons, equipment, etc.) by parachute from an aircraft in flight.


noun

  1. the act or process of airdropping.

airdrop

/ ˈɛəˌ»å°ùÉ’±è /

noun

  1. a delivery of supplies, troops, etc, from an aircraft by parachute
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to deliver (supplies, etc) by an airdrop
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of airdrop1

First recorded in 1945–50; air 1 + drop
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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.

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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.

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Search-and-rescue efforts continue, and aid deliveries have been made by airdrops and mules.

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The photographer, meanwhile, was only able to airdrop pictures, says Nita.

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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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