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- US Pronunciation
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- [air-drop]
- /ˈɛərˌdrɒp/
- /ˈeədrɒp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [air-drop]
- /ˈɛərˌdrɒp/
Definitions of airdrop word
- noun airdrop a delivery of supplies, troops, etc, from an aircraft by parachute 3
- verb airdrop to deliver (supplies, etc) by an airdrop 3
- noun airdrop the dropping of troops or supplies, as by parachute into a combat area, from an aircraft in flight 3
- verb with object airdrop to drop (persons, equipment, etc.) by parachute from an aircraft in flight. 1
- noun airdrop the act or process of airdropping. 1
- noun airdrop An act of dropping supplies, troops, or equipment by parachute from an aircraft. 1
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Origin of airdrop
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; air1 + drop
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Parts of speech for Airdrop
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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
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airdrop popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for airdrop
verb airdrop
- fly — to move through the air using wings.
- airlift — An airlift is an operation to move people, troops, or goods by air, especially in a war or when land routes are closed.
- send in — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- parachute — a folding, umbrellalike, fabric device with cords supporting a harness or straps for allowing a person, object, package, etc., to float down safely through the air from a great height, especially from an aircraft, rendered effective by the resistance of the air that expands it during the descent and reduces the velocity of its fall.
noun airdrop
- delivery — Delivery or a delivery is the bringing of letters, parcels, or other goods to someone's house or to another place where they want them.
- consignment — A consignment of goods is a load that is being delivered to a place or person.
- landing — any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest.
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