airdrop
v. drop persons or cargo by parachute from an aircraft in flight n. dropping of persons or cargo by parachute from an aircraft in flight | ||||
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Airdrop Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| DOD Dictionary of Military Terms |
airdrop
The unloading of personnel or materiel from aircraft in flight. See also airdrop platform; air movement; free drop; free fall; high velocity drop; low velocity drop.
The unloading of personnel or materiel from aircraft in flight. See also airdrop platform; air movement; free drop; free fall; high velocity drop; low velocity drop.
Airdrop Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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airdrop
Noun
1. delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by droppng them by parachute from an aircraft; "until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop"
(hypernym) delivery, bringing
Noun
1. delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by droppng them by parachute from an aircraft; "until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop"
(hypernym) delivery, bringing
Airdrop Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Airdrop
An airdrop is a type of airlift, developed during World War II to resupply otherwise inaccessible troops, who themselves may have been airborne forces. In some cases, it is used to refer to the airborne assault itself. Early airdrops were conducted by pushing small crates with parachutes out of the aircraft's side cargo doors. Later cargo aircraft were designed with rear access ramps, lowerable in flight, that allowed large platforms to be rolled out the back.
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