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Definition of Air-drop
1. Verb. Drop (an object) from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter.
Definition of Air-drop
1. Noun. A delivery of goods or equipment by dropping from an aircraft in flight. ¹
2. Verb. To deliver goods or equipment by dropping from an aircraft in flight. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Air-drop
Literary usage of Air-drop
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"While the Enterprise conducted routine air drops in northern Nicaragua, it was
not able to begin a regular air drop operation in the south until late summer ..."
2. Merrill's Marauders: February to May, 1944 by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"A sack of grain, falling from a supply plane during an air drop, had crashed into
the unit's only long-range radio, putting it out of operation. ..."
3. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"... including environmental simulation and water-impact zone for dynamic testing
from aircraft; Air Drop Facility with free-fall capacity of 35000 Ibs and ..."
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