: 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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The country lacks diplomatic relations with Israel, but the airdrops gave it a mechanism to help Palestinian civilians.
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
The exchange offers additional incentives including negative maker fees, such as paying traders one basis point to provide liquidity and upcoming token airdrops.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
What To Know Israel will soon end airdrops over Gaza City and reduce the number of aid trucks entering the northern region.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
By Saturday there had been no airdrops for several days across Gaza, a break from almost daily ones.
—Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
The exchange offers additional incentives including negative maker fees, such as paying traders one basis point to provide liquidity and upcoming token airdrops.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
What To Know Israel will soon end airdrops over Gaza City and reduce the number of aid trucks entering the northern region.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
By Saturday there had been no airdrops for several days across Gaza, a break from almost daily ones.
—Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Airdrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airdrop. Accessed 2 Oct. 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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