airborne

Meanings

Adjective

In or carried by the air.
In flight.
Fitted to an aircraft.
Transported by air in an aircraft.

Noun

Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.

Origin

Attested since the 1640s; air + -borne

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