airdrop

noun

air·drop ˈer-ˌdräp

: delivery of cargo, emergency supplies, or personnel by parachute from an airplane in flight

air-drop transitive verb

air-droppable

ˈer-ˌdrä-pə-bəl

adjective

Examples of airdrop in a Sentence

The group organized an airdrop of food for the refugees.

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By Saturday there had been no airdrops for several days across Gaza, a break from almost daily ones. — Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025 The company also flew three aircraft in formation and completed live airdrop missions with supplies and life rafts. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025 What To Know Israel will soon end airdrops over Gaza City and reduce the number of aid trucks entering the northern region. — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025 The country lacks diplomatic relations with Israel, but the airdrops gave it a mechanism to help Palestinian civilians. — Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for airdrop

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1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of airdrop was in 1943

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airdrop

noun

air·drop -ˌdräp

: delivery of cargo, supplies, or people by parachute from an airplane

air-drop

-ˌdräp

verb

airdrop

noun

Examples of airdrop in a Sentence

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