: delivery of cargo, emergency supplies, or personnel by parachute from an airplane in flight
air-drop
transitive verb
Examples of airdrop in a Sentence
The group organized an airdrop of food for the refugees.
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Meanwhile, Jordan spearheaded airdrops of aid into Gaza, with Abdullah donning a military uniform and getting on a C-130 plane to deliver the assistance.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The hurdles in distributing aid by land have led to airdrops of small amounts by countries including Jordan and the United States.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
The push to open a nautical route to Gaza, along with recent airdrops in the northern part of the enclave, comes amid growing frustration over the worsening humanitarian crisis and an inability to get enough aid to civilians by road, particularly the Rafah border crossing Gaza shares with Egypt.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
This comes in the wake of an initial U.S. military aircraft airdrop, in coordination with the Royal Jordanian Air Force, over the weekend.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
Each airdrop occurred with assistance from the Jordanian air force.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2024
But the fact that little — or not nearly enough — aid has actually made it into Gaza has prompted several countries to use airdrops to deliver aid.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
But aid organizations say the airdrops fall far short of meeting needs when many are facing starvation.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2024
In recent months, countries including the United States, along with aid groups, have made more than 40 airdrops.
—Manuel Canales, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The hurdles in distributing aid by land have led to airdrops of small amounts by countries including Jordan and the United States.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
The push to open a nautical route to Gaza, along with recent airdrops in the northern part of the enclave, comes amid growing frustration over the worsening humanitarian crisis and an inability to get enough aid to civilians by road, particularly the Rafah border crossing Gaza shares with Egypt.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
This comes in the wake of an initial U.S. military aircraft airdrop, in coordination with the Royal Jordanian Air Force, over the weekend.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
Each airdrop occurred with assistance from the Jordanian air force.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2024
But the fact that little — or not nearly enough — aid has actually made it into Gaza has prompted several countries to use airdrops to deliver aid.
—Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
But aid organizations say the airdrops fall far short of meeting needs when many are facing starvation.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2024
In recent months, countries including the United States, along with aid groups, have made more than 40 airdrops.
—Manuel Canales, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
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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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