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airdrop

aird·rop

US/ˈɛrdrɑp/ uncommon

noun

1.

delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft

  • “until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop”

Origin

By the analogy of an airdrop, in which items are delivered by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.

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