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Definition of airborne
1 : done or being in the air : being off the ground: such asa : carried through the air (as by an aircraft)b : supported especially by aerodynamic forces or propelled through the air by force a plane becoming airbornec : transported or carried by the air airborne allergens
2 : trained for deployment by air and especially by parachute airborne troops
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Examples of airborne in a Sentence
Once the plane was airborne I loosened my seat belt.
Thousands of airborne troops parachuted behind enemy lines.
Recent Examples of airborne from the Web
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Passengers used to watching movies or live sports on their smartphones at home or on the go have become increasingly frustrated when unable to stay connected when airborne.
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JHO went airborne last month, although for only a few minutes at low altitude.
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The ERR was based on airborne contaminates and it is known the interior of the structures themselves also have contamination.
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The record increases of airborne carbon dioxide in 2015 and 2016 thus raise the question of whether this has now come to pass.
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Facing privacy questions, the Miami-Dade Police Department is dropping its pursuit of advanced airborne surveillance that would capture images of everyone outside for more than 25 square miles.
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From June 1 to June 4, events and activities included the annual parade, a carnival, airborne Frisbee dogs, games and contests, and more than 150 vendors, including nearly two dozen food trucks.
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Dallas restaurateur Shannon Wynne appropriately named Bird Café as a winged counterpart to his other airborne brands, Flying Fish, the Flying Saucer and Dallas’ Meddlesome Moth.
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There's no dramatic airborne salmon (a la Pike Place in Seattle), no tourists to impress, no shouting, no bidding wars at the scale.
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First Known Use of airborne
1637
AIRBORNE Defined for English Language Learners
airborne
playDefinition of airborne for English Language Learners
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: in the air : moving or being carried through the air
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of soldiers : specially trained to jump from airplanes into enemy territory for battle; also : of or relating to airborne soldiers
AIRBORNE Defined for Kids
airborne
playDefinition of airborne for Students
: moving through the air airborne dust particles The plane was airborne.
Medical Dictionary
airborne
playMedical Definition of airborne
: carried or transported by the air airborne allergens airborne bacteria
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