air·drop (âr′drŏp′) n. A delivery, as of supplies or troops, by parachute from aircraft.
tr. & intr.v. air·dropped ,
air·drop·ping ,
air·drops To drop or be dropped from an aircraft.
airdrop (ˈɛəˌdrɒp ) n (Aeronautics) a delivery of supplies, troops, etc, from an aircraft by parachute
vb ,
-drops ,
-dropping or -dropped (Aeronautics) (tr ) to deliver (supplies, etc) by an airdrop
air•drop (ˈɛərˌdrɒp) v. -dropped, -drop•ping, n. v.t. 1. to drop (persons, equipment, etc.) by parachute from an aircraft in flight.
n. 2. the act of airdropping.
[1945–50]
air′-drop`pa•ble, adj.
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.
airdrop Past participle: airdroppedGerund: airdroppingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I airdrop you airdrop he/she/it airdrops we airdrop you airdrop they airdrop
Preterite I airdropped you airdropped he/she/it airdropped we airdropped you airdropped they airdropped
Present Continuous I am airdropping you are airdropping he/she/it is airdropping we are airdropping you are airdropping they are airdropping
Present Perfect I have airdropped you have airdropped he/she/it has airdropped we have airdropped you have airdropped they have airdropped
Past Continuous I was airdropping you were airdropping he/she/it was airdropping we were airdropping you were airdropping they were airdropping
Past Perfect I had airdropped you had airdropped he/she/it had airdropped we had airdropped you had airdropped they had airdropped
Future I will airdrop you will airdrop he/she/it will airdrop we will airdrop you will airdrop they will airdrop
Future Perfect I will have airdropped you will have airdropped he/she/it will have airdropped we will have airdropped you will have airdropped they will have airdropped
Future Continuous I will be airdropping you will be airdropping he/she/it will be airdropping we will be airdropping you will be airdropping they will be airdropping
Present Perfect Continuous I have been airdropping you have been airdropping he/she/it has been airdropping we have been airdropping you have been airdropping they have been airdropping
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been airdropping you will have been airdropping he/she/it will have been airdropping we will have been airdropping you will have been airdropping they will have been airdropping
Past Perfect Continuous I had been airdropping you had been airdropping he/she/it had been airdropping we had been airdropping you had been airdropping they had been airdropping
Conditional I would airdrop you would airdrop he/she/it would airdrop we would airdrop you would airdrop they would airdrop
Past Conditional I would have airdropped you would have airdropped he/she/it would have airdropped we would have airdropped you would have airdropped they would have airdropped
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Noun 1. airdrop - 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"bringing ,
delivery - the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news"
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airdrop - 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"