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airmobile

airmobile

1 7.3
A military unit trained to move by helicopter for quick action
  • noun
  • /ˈɛrˌmoʊbəl/
  • Jargon
: unidad aérea
  • The airmobile soldiers were trained to execute missions in diverse environments and conditions.
  • Cavalry Division Airmobile
  • Division Airmobile

Examples

  • Airmobile, Airborne

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  • It might be better to consider an airborne/airmobile/SF operation against them.

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  • The airmobile unit quickly deployed to the site of the conflict using helicopters.

  • During the operation, the soldiers were airlifted by helicopters as part of the airmobile strategy.

Surface Forms

airmobile singular
airmobiles plural

Morphology

airmobile = air + mobile (semi-transparent) = air + mobile

The word is transparently built from 'air' + 'mobile', but the military deployment sense is specialized rather than a fully ordinary everyday combination.

Etymology

Airmobile comes from air and mobile, where mobile means 'moveable', the same root you see in automobile. So an airmobile is a 'moveable' military unit or soldier meant to travel and be deployed by aircraft.