airborne
English
Etymology
Attested since the 1640s; air + -borneCategory:English terms suffixed with -borne#AIRBORNE
Pronunciation
Adjective
airborne (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#AIRBORNECategory:English adjectives#AIRBORNECategory:English uncomparable adjectives#AIRBORNECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AIRBORNECategory:Pages with entries#AIRBORNECategory:Pages with 1 entry#AIRBORNE
- In or carried by the air.
- Airborne pollen can aggravate allergies.Category:English terms with usage examples#AIRBORNE
- 2012 December 1, “An internet of airborne things”, in The Economist, volume 405, number 8813, archived from the original on 6 November 2018, page 3 (Technology Quarterly):
- A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.Category:English terms with quotations#AIRBORNE
- In flight.
- 1984, Steve Harris, “Aces High”, in Powerslave, performed by Iron Maiden:
- There goes the siren that warns of the air raid / Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak / Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne / Got to get up for the coming attack.Category:English terms with quotations#AIRBORNE
- Fitted to an aircraft.
- airborne radarCategory:English terms with usage examples#AIRBORNE
- Transported by air in an aircraft.
- airborne troopsCategory:English terms with usage examples#AIRBORNE
Derived terms
Translations
carried by the air
in flight
Noun
airborne (plural airbornes or airborne)Category:English lemmas#AIRBORNECategory:English nouns#AIRBORNECategory:English countable nouns#AIRBORNECategory:English nouns with irregular plurals#AIRBORNECategory:English indeclinable nouns#AIRBORNECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AIRBORNECategory:Pages with entries#AIRBORNECategory:Pages with 1 entry#AIRBORNE
- Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “airborne”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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