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.

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

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

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airborne — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto