: delivery of cargo, emergency supplies, or personnel by parachute from an airplane in flight
air-drop
transitive verb
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The group organized an airdrop of food for the refugees.
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Tonya M. Evans, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
When the United States ordered the munitions airdrop to Kobani, however, the government cried foul.
—Piotr Zalewski, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2014
Pumping airdrops, drawing in customers with their new offers.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Based out of Patrick Space Force Base in Florida, the training — which occurred from Jan. 14 to Jan. 17 — saw the joint task force complete 10 airdrops and 30 pararescuemen jumps into the ocean.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2025
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Tonya M. Evans, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
When the United States ordered the munitions airdrop to Kobani, however, the government cried foul.
—Piotr Zalewski, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2014
Pumping airdrops, drawing in customers with their new offers.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Based out of Patrick Space Force Base in Florida, the training — which occurred from Jan. 14 to Jan. 17 — saw the joint task force complete 10 airdrops and 30 pararescuemen jumps into the ocean.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Airdrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airdrop. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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airdrop
noun
air·drop
-ˌdräp 
: delivery of cargo, supplies, or people by parachute from an airplane
air-drop
verb
-ˌdräp
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