airborne
87
3.9
- adjective
- /ˈɛrˌbɔrn/
:
aéreo
- We were airborne, literally.
- airborne particles
- airborne transmission
- airborne pollutants
And who knows, maybe it's airborne illnesses.
- And who knows, maybe it's airborne illnesses.
- I mean, it was, it was the only separate airborne rifle company in the US Army.
- The plane wants to get airborne as quickly as possible, right?
- Look at any airborne assault whether it's Normandy.
- It was a Garrison town, it was owned by the airborne forces.
- So Ranger Regiment back then was, you know, they were the best trained airborne infantryman on the planet.
- So Valley persuades the Air Force that they're going to have to stand up a whole new airborne warning defense system.
- Aerozole are particles which are so small they remain airborne for a long time, like those in dust and smoke.
- You imagine a single airborne Cottonwood seed blowing across the length of your life.
- Microbes flowing through the gelatin, airborne microbes, the gelatinous cellular matter.
- This is, it looks good, it's in good shape, but this if it breaks, the asbestos fibers are airborne and then this is very, very cancerous.
- And in order to couple this to airborne disease spreading, we need to go back to our model of the airborne pathogen.
- And as we took off down the runway, when the wheels lifted up off the tarmac and we became airborne, I had the most incredible sense of freedom.
Examples
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The rescue team was airborne, searching for survivors after the earthquake.
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Using the latest in flying war machines, the French have created a new airborne combat unit just for these Yanks.
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The plane wants to get airborne as quickly as possible, right?
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The plane wants to get airborne as quickly as possible, right?
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I got airborne, heading up to the bridge.
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Ten minutes after we were airborne, a woman asked me for my autograph.
Academic text (1997) -
I want to be airborne in five minutes... en route to the mountains.
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I'll let you guys get comfortable, and once we're airborne, I'll be able to schedule the interviews.
Fiction book (1997) -
President's on his way to Andrews to join Airborne Command.
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Five minutes later, the two fighters were airborne and heading north across Honda Bay toward Ulugan Bay.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
78
5.6
Happening in the air instead of on the ground
24
2.6
Moving through the air like birds or insects
14
5.0
High above the ground or in the air
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.9
The spread of disease through the air when people breathe, talk, or cough
How High
- Specialized
- Specialized
39
6.3
- Specialized
3
8.2
20
4.2
87
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Airborne comes from air and borne, where borne is a form of the verb bear, which means 'to carry'. Imagine dust or pollen being carried by the wind, and you have the idea: airborne means 'carried by the air'.