airborne

air·borne  (ârbôrn, -brn)

adj.

1. Carried by or through the air: airborne pollen.

2. Transported in aircraft: airborne troops.

3. In flight; flying: The plane is airborne.

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airborne [ˈɛəˌbɔːn]

adj

1. conveyed by or through the air

2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) (of aircraft) flying; in the air

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1. In relation to personnel, troops especially trained to effect, following transport by air, an assault debarkation, either by parachuting or touchdown.
2. In relation to equipment, pieces of equipment that have been especially designed for use by airborne troops during or after an assault debarkation. It also designates some aeronautical equipment used to accomplish a particular mission.
3. When applied to materiel, items that form an integral part of the aircraft.
4. The state of an aircraft, from the instant it becomes entirely sustained by air until it ceases to be so sustained. A lighter-than-air aircraft is not considered to be airborne when it is attached to the ground, except that moored balloons are airborne whenever sent aloft. Also called ABN. See also air transportable unit.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

airborne - moved or conveyed by or through air mobile - moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator"

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airborne

adjective flying, floating, soaring, in the air, hovering, gliding, in flight, on the wing, wind-borne, volitant The pilot did manage to get the plane airborne.

Translations

airborne [ˈɛəbɔːn] ADJ

1. [aircraft] → volando, en el aire
to become airborne → elevarse en los aires, subir
we shall soon be airborne → el avión despegará pronto
suddenly we were airborne → de repente nos vimos en el aire
we were airborne for eight hours → volamos durante ocho horas

2. (Mil) → aerotransportado
airborne troops → tropas fpl aerotransportadas

3. [virus, germ, bacteria] → transmitido por el aire; [seed] → llevado por el aire

airborne [ˈɛə^rbɔː^rn] adj

[plane] → en vol; [troops] → aéroporté(e)
as soon as the plane was airborne
BUT dès que l'avion eut décollé.

[particles] → en suspension dans l'air
airborne attack n → assaut m vertical
air brake n (on truck, bus, train) → frein m à air comprimé; (on plane) → aérofrein m

airborne [ˈɛəˌbɔːn] adj (troops) → aerotrasportato/a, aviotrasportato/a; (plane) → in volo
as soon as the plane was airborne → appena l'aereo ebbe decollato
suddenly we were airborne → in un attimo avevamo già preso quota