airborne
adj. carried through the air; in the air; transported by aircraft (Military); in flight, flying | ||||
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Airborne Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| DOD Dictionary of Military Terms |
airborne
1. In relation to personnel, troops especially trained to effect, following transport by air, an assault debarkation, either by parachuting or touchdown. 2. In relation to equipment, pieces of equipment that have been especially designed for use by airborne troops during or after an assault debarkation. It also designates some aeronautical equipment used to accomplish a particular mission. 3. When applied to materiel, items that form an integral part of the aircraft. 4. The state of an aircraft, from the instant it becomes entirely sustained by air until it ceases to be so sustained. A lighter-than-air aircraft is not considered to be airborne when it is attached to the ground, except that moored balloons are airborne whenever sent aloft. Also called ABN. See also air transportable unit.
1. In relation to personnel, troops especially trained to effect, following transport by air, an assault debarkation, either by parachuting or touchdown. 2. In relation to equipment, pieces of equipment that have been especially designed for use by airborne troops during or after an assault debarkation. It also designates some aeronautical equipment used to accomplish a particular mission. 3. When applied to materiel, items that form an integral part of the aircraft. 4. The state of an aircraft, from the instant it becomes entirely sustained by air until it ceases to be so sustained. A lighter-than-air aircraft is not considered to be airborne when it is attached to the ground, except that moored balloons are airborne whenever sent aloft. Also called ABN. See also air transportable unit.
Airborne Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WordNet 2.0 |
airborne
Adjective
1. moved or conveyed by or through air
(similar) mobile
Adjective
1. moved or conveyed by or through air
(similar) mobile
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
airborne
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Airborne Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description |
ABF
AIRBORNE INC
Exchange: NYSE
Holding company with subsidiaries which provide domestic express cargo services and cargo services to canada; Provide door-to-door express delivery of small packages and documents; And acts as an international and domestic freight forwarder for shipments of any size.
AIRBORNE INC
Exchange: NYSE
Holding company with subsidiaries which provide domestic express cargo services and cargo services to canada; Provide door-to-door express delivery of small packages and documents; And acts as an international and domestic freight forwarder for shipments of any size.
Airborne Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Airborne
Airborne usually refers to airborne forces in the military. It may also refer to:
- Airborne (album), an album by The Flying Burrito Brothers
- Airborne (band), a jazz band based in Connecticut
- Airborne (dietary supplement), a dietary herbal supplement claiming to ward off flu and the common cold
- Airborne (Don Felder album), the only solo album by Don Felder
- Airborne (film), a 1993 comedy/drama film
- Airborne (House episode), an episode of the television series House, M.D.
- Airborne Express, a former U.S. package delivery service
- Airborne Ranger, a 1987 computer game by Microprose
- Medal of Honor: Airborne, a game in the Medal of Honor series
- Airborne, a character from the G.I. Joe universe
- "Airborne", a song by Cinerama from their 2002 album Torino
- Airborne, a supervillain character in the Death Squad in the comic Iron man by Marvel Comics
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