Meaning

1 senses
  1. Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Be careful, this virus is airborne.

  2. Once we are airborne, you make unbuckle your seatbelts.

  3. Is the coronavirus airborne?

    ruКоронавирус передается воздушно-капельным путем? — Balamax

  4. They published the first study linking airborne plastic fragments and fibers to climate change Wednesday.

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  5. The key to sexual attraction may be pheromones—airborne chemicals secreted from the body that are known to alter behavior.

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Origin

Attested since the 1640s; air + -borne

Attested since the 1640s; air + -borne

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Forms

plural: airbornes / airborne
Singularairborne
Pluralairbornes / airborne

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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