airdrop

noun

air·​drop ˈer-ˌdräp 

: delivery of cargo, emergency supplies, or personnel by parachute from an airplane in flight

air-drop transitive verb

air-droppable

ˈer-ˌdrä-pə-bəl 

adjective

Examples of airdrop in a Sentence

The group organized an airdrop of food for the refugees.

Recent Examples on the Web

Authorities provided food and relief supplies to flood victims including airdrops from helicopters, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. — ABC News, 24 July 2026

More importantly, Beehive is looking at how to quickly deploy the boats to contested areas where they are most needed – in this case, through tactical airdrops. — David Szondy july 18, New Atlas, 19 July 2026

Engineers and defense partners completed four live airdrops of a Kraken K3 SCOUT uncrewed surface vessel from an Airbus A400M during a six-day trial over the North Sea. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

Hyperliquid was once popular among airdrop farmers, but the crypto derivatives platform has only grown more popular in the time since its HYPE token debuted. — Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

airdrop

noun

air·​drop -ˌdräp 

: delivery of cargo, supplies, or people by parachute from an airplane

air-drop

-ˌdräp

verb