airdrop

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛəˌdrɒp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛrˌdrɑp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(âr′drop′)

Inflections of 'airdrop' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
airdrops
v 3rd person singular
airdropping
v pres p
airdropped
v past
airdropped
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
air•drop /ˈɛrˌdrɑp/USA pronunciation   v., -dropped, -drop•ping, n. 
v. [~ + object]
  1. to drop (persons, equipment, etc.) by parachute from an aircraft in flight.

n. [countable]
  1. the act or process of airdropping.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
air•drop  (âr′drop′),USA pronunciation v., -dropped, -drop•ping, n. 
v.t. 
  1. to drop (persons, equipment, etc.) by parachute from an aircraft in flight.

n. 
  1. the act or process of airdropping.
  • air1 + drop 1945–50
air′-drop′pa•ble, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
airdrop / ˈɛəˌdrɒp/
  1. a delivery of supplies, troops, etc, from an aircraft by parachute
 ( -drops, -dropping, -dropped)
  1. (transitive) to deliver (supplies, etc) by an airdrop
'airdrop' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
airhead - paradrop

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