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Ebola isn't a respiratory virus. It doesn't spread through the airborne route. So it's not likely to spread like wildfire around the world and kill tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people. That's what I think of as the next big one.
David Quammen

Meaning of "airborne" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AIRBORNE

airborne  [ˈɛəˌbɔːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AIRBORNE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Airborne is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AIRBORNE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of airborne in the English dictionary

The definition of airborne in the dictionary is conveyed by or through the air. Other definition of airborne is flying; in the air.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AIRBORNE


chairborne
ˈtʃɛəˌbɔːn
country-born
ˈkʌntrɪˌbɔːn
earthborn
ˈɜːθˌbɔːn
Eastbourne
ˈiːstˌbɔːn
foreign-born
ˈfɒrɪnˌbɔːn
freeborn
ˈfriːˌbɔːn
Glyndebourne
ˈɡlaɪndˌbɔːn
highborn
ˈhaɪˌbɔːn
last-born
ˈlɑːstˌbɔːn
newborn
ˈnjuːˌbɔːn
seaborne
ˈsiːˌbɔːn
shipborne
ˈʃɪpˌbɔːn
skyborn
ˈskaɪˌbɔːn
skyborne
ˈskaɪˌbɔːn
soilborne
ˈsɔɪlˌbɔːn
spaceborne
ˈspeɪsˌbɔːn
stillborn
ˈstɪlˌbɔːn
twinborn
ˈtwɪnˌbɔːn
waterborne
ˈwɔːtəˌbɔːn
winterbourne
ˈwɪntəˌbɔːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AIRBORNE

air-to-sea missile
air-to-surface
air-traffic control
air-traffic controller
airbag
airball
airbase
airboard
airboarding
airboat
airborne attack
airbound
airbrick
airbrush
airbrush out
airburst
Airbus
Aircast
aircheck
aircoach

WORDS THAT END LIKE AIRBORNE

aborne
borne
carborne
cremorne
foilborne
forborne
Gisborne
Hawthorne
heliborne
Osborne
overborne
Rawsthorne
Sherborne
unborne
upborne
wind-borne

Synonyms and antonyms of airborne in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AIRBORNE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «airborne» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of airborne

Translation of «airborne» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AIRBORNE

Find out the translation of airborne to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of airborne from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «airborne» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在飞行中的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en el aire
570 millions of speakers

English

airborne
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हवाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المحمولة جوا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в воздухе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em voo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বায়ুবাহিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en vol
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Udara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in der Luft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

飛行中の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이륙한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Airborne
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trong không khí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காற்றில் பரவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वैमानिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hava indirme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in volo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w powietrzu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в повітрі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αερομεταφερόμενα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

luftburet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

luftbårne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of airborne

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AIRBORNE»

The term «airborne» is very widely used and occupies the 18.559 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AIRBORNE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about airborne

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2 QUOTES WITH «AIRBORNE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word airborne.
1
David Quammen
Ebola isn't a respiratory virus. It doesn't spread through the airborne route. So it's not likely to spread like wildfire around the world and kill tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people. That's what I think of as the next big one.
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Burt Rutan
To allow public access to orbit, we would need breakthroughs that would lower the cost by a lot more than an order of magnitude and increase safety by a factor of 100 as compared to every launch system used since the first manned space flight. I think airborne launch will be a significant part of the safety solution.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AIRBORNE»

Discover the use of airborne in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to airborne and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Airborn
In a swashbuckling adventure reminiscent of Jules Verne and Robert Louis Stevenson, Kenneth Oppel, author of the best-selling Silverwing trilogy, creates an imagined world in which the air is populated by transcontinental voyagers, pirates, ...
Kenneth Oppel, 2009
2
Airborn: 10th Anniversary Edition
Airborn was followed by the acclaimed sequels Skybreaker, winner of the Red Maple Award and the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, and Starclimber, a Canadian Library Association Children's Book of the Year Award Honour Book ...
Kenneth Oppel, 2011
3
China Airborne
In China Airborne, James Fallows documents, for the first time, the extraordinary scale of this project and explains why it is a crucial test case for China’s hopes for modernization and innovation in other industries.
James Fallows, 2012
4
Airborne
Representing the very best from the Army and Air Force, the Airborne Task Force is an unstoppable combination of manpower and firepower. Now, Tom Clancy examines this elite branch of our nation's armed forces.
Tom Clancy, 1997
5
101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles at Normandy
Original publication and copyright date: 2001.
Mark Bando, 2011
6
Airborne: The New Dance Photography of Lois Greenfield
As inspiring as it is technically remarkable, this collection of incomparable images is sure to captivate dance lovers, photographers, and all who admire the beauty and strength of the human body.
Lois Greenfield, 1998
7
Airborne: World War II Paratroopers in Combat
Om brugen af faldskærmstropper under 2. Verdenskrig.
Julie Guard, 2007
8
Airborne again!: the triumph and struggle of Michael Jordan
Interviews with Michael Jordan, his associates, and family chronicle his career, including his activities in 1995 and his triumphant return to basketball, and explore his private life.
Jesse Kornbluth, 1996
9
Vietnam Airborne
This book looks at the history, organization and uniforms of the airborne units in Vietnam.
Gordon L Rottman, 2012
10
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne ...
Through soldiers' journals and letters, describes Easy Company's contributions to the campaigns in western Europe and recounts their stories of survival.
Stephen E. Ambrose, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AIRBORNE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term airborne is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins at Daytona, as Austin Dillon gets airborne
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s dominating victory early Monday morning at Daytona International Speedway was overshadowed by the mayhem that ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
2
Airborne lab seeks fracking leaks
Mackenzie Smith (right), a post-doctorate research scientist from the University of Michigan, and pilots Kerryn Schneider (left) and Shanae ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
3
Alcohol a factor in Richmond crash that killed one, injured another …
The collision sent the Porsche careening off road before it went airborne and slammed into a tree shortly before 10 p.m. on Saturday. «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
4
Motorcycle collision in Amarillo sends man airborne, to hospital
Witnesses told police the two collided and the collision sent the man airborne. The man landed on a black Tahoe at the intersection and his ... «ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII, Jul 15»
5
Data Link Solutions, ViaSat win $957.2 million airborne tactical data …
U.S. military radio communications experts are spending nearly a billion dollars for software-defined radio airborne tactical data link and ... «Intelligent Aerospace, Jul 15»
6
NASA's DC-8 Airborne Laboratory begins reseach into Nighttime …
NASA's DC-8 airborne laboratory began research flights Tuesday from the Salina Regional Airport, Salina, Kansas. The DC-8 carries ... «Clarksville Online, Jul 15»
7
WATCH: Ferrari tears down fence in airborne crash at Road America
Everyone was able to walk away OK after this spectacular crash last weekend that tore down a section of the catchfence during a CCR Forza ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
8
Race driver escapes high-speed airborne drama
Russian racing driver Alexey Chuklin narrowly avoids a nasty injury as his car is sent airborne during the Euroformula Championship race at ... «BT Sport, Jul 15»
9
Try Not To Freak Out When This GT-R Goes Airborne At Pikes Peak
Randy Pobst is a professional racer and fast car reviewer. The Nissan GT-R is an amazing machine capable of dominating just about any ... «CarBuzz, Jul 15»
10
Kansas Woman Dies After SUV Travels Down Embankment, Goes …
The vehicle entered the ditch, traveled down an embankment, became airborne and struck a fence. Krzykowski was pronounced dead at the ... «Salina Post, Jul 15»

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