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Meaning of "airdrop" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AIRDROP

airdrop  [ˈɛəˌdrɒp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AIRDROP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Airdrop is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb airdrop in English.

WHAT DOES AIRDROP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

airdrop

Airdrop

An airdrop is a type of airlift, developed during World War II to resupply otherwise inaccessible troops, who themselves may have been airborne forces. In some cases, it is used to refer to the airborne assault itself. Early airdrops were conducted by dropping or pushing padded bundles from aircraft. Later small crates with parachutes were pushed out of the aircraft's side cargo doors. Later cargo aircraft were designed with rear access ramps, lowerable in flight, that allowed large platforms to be rolled out the back. As aircraft grew larger, the U.S. Air Force and Army developed low-level extraction, allowing tanks and other large supplies to be delivered, such as the M551 Sheridan or M2 Bradley. Propaganda leaflets are also a common item to airdrop. The airdropping of weapons evolved to the concept of having the payload itself as one massive bomb. The 15,000 pound BLU-82, nicknamed the "Daisy Cutter" for its ability to turn a dense forest into a helicopter landing zone in a single blast, was used in Vietnam and recently in Afghanistan. The 22,600 pound GBU-43/B, nicknamed the "Mother Of All Bombs", was deployed to the Persian Gulf for The Iraq War.

Definition of airdrop in the English dictionary

The definition of airdrop in the dictionary is a delivery of supplies, troops, etc, from an aircraft by parachute. Other definition of airdrop is to deliver by an airdrop.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AIRDROP

PRESENT

Present
I airdrop
you airdrop
he/she/it airdrops
we airdrop
you airdrop
they airdrop
Present continuous
I am airdropping
you are airdropping
he/she/it is airdropping
we are airdropping
you are airdropping
they are airdropping
Present perfect
I have airdropped
you have airdropped
he/she/it has airdropped
we have airdropped
you have airdropped
they have airdropped
Present perfect continuous
I have been airdropping
you have been airdropping
he/she/it has been airdropping
we have been airdropping
you have been airdropping
they have been airdropping
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I airdropped
you airdropped
he/she/it airdropped
we airdropped
you airdropped
they airdropped
Past continuous
I was airdropping
you were airdropping
he/she/it was airdropping
we were airdropping
you were airdropping
they were airdropping
Past perfect
I had airdropped
you had airdropped
he/she/it had airdropped
we had airdropped
you had airdropped
they had airdropped
Past perfect continuous
I had been airdropping
you had been airdropping
he/she/it had been airdropping
we had been airdropping
you had been airdropping
they had been airdropping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will airdrop
you will airdrop
he/she/it will airdrop
we will airdrop
you will airdrop
they will airdrop
Future continuous
I will be airdropping
you will be airdropping
he/she/it will be airdropping
we will be airdropping
you will be airdropping
they will be airdropping
Future perfect
I will have airdropped
you will have airdropped
he/she/it will have airdropped
we will have airdropped
you will have airdropped
they will have airdropped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been airdropping
you will have been airdropping
he/she/it will have been airdropping
we will have been airdropping
you will have been airdropping
they will have been airdropping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would airdrop
you would airdrop
he/she/it would airdrop
we would airdrop
you would airdrop
they would airdrop
Conditional continuous
I would be airdropping
you would be airdropping
he/she/it would be airdropping
we would be airdropping
you would be airdropping
they would be airdropping
Conditional perfect
I would have airdrop
you would have airdrop
he/she/it would have airdrop
we would have airdrop
you would have airdrop
they would have airdrop
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been airdropping
you would have been airdropping
he/she/it would have been airdropping
we would have been airdropping
you would have been airdropping
they would have been airdropping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you airdrop
we let´s airdrop
you airdrop
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to airdrop
Past participle
airdropped
Present Participle
airdropping
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AIRDROP


backdrop
ˈbækˌdrɒp
bedrop
bɪˈdrɒp
dewdrop
ˈdjuːˌdrɒp
drop
drɒp
eardrop
ˈɪəˌdrɒp
eavesdrop
ˈiːvzˌdrɒp
gumdrop
ˈɡʌmˌdrɒp
name-drop
ˈneɪmˌdrɒp
pandrop
ˈpændrɒp
paradrop
ˈpærəˌdrɒp
raindrop
ˈreɪndrɒp
snowdrop
ˈsnəʊˌdrɒp
teardrop
ˈtɪədrɒp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AIRDROP

aircraftsmen
aircraftswoman
aircraftswomen
aircraftwoman
aircraftwomen
aircrew
airdate
airdrawn
Airdrie
airdrome
airdropped
airdropping
Aire
Airedale
Airedale terrier
airer
airfare
airfield
airflow
airfoil

WORDS THAT END LIKE AIRDROP

acid drop
chocolate drop
cough drop
dead letter drop
delayed drop
drag and drop
fruit drop
knee drop
lemon drop
mail drop
parachute drop
Prince Rupert´s drop
wrist-drop

Synonyms and antonyms of airdrop in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «airdrop» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AIRDROP

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

Translator English - Chinese

空投
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lanzamiento desde el aire
570 millions of speakers

English

airdrop
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

airdrop
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انزال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

десантирования
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lançamento aéreo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Airdrop
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

largage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Airdrop
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fallschirmabwurf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

空中投下
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공중 투하
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Airdrop
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thả dù
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Airdrop
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एअरड्रॉप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

havadan yardım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Airdrop
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zrzut
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

десантування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

airdrop
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

airdrop
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

airdrop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

luftlandsättningar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

luftslipp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of airdrop

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AIRDROP»

The term «airdrop» is regularly used and occupies the 76.327 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AIRDROP» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AIRDROP»

Discover the use of airdrop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to airdrop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Implementing 802.11 with Microcontrollers: Wireless ...
At no additional charge, the CD-ROM that accompanies this book contains the complete set of C source for the AirDrop-P and AirDrop-A modules described within the pages of this book. To prevent you from having to lug the book around on ...
Fred Eady, 2005
2
Nuclear Tests: Long Term Consequences in the Semipalatinsk, ...
Rocket 3.3km Yukon 05.08.62 100 kt Airdrop 850m Mesilla 05.09.62 100 kt Airdrop 760m Muskegon 05.11.62 50 kt Airdrop 910m Swordfish 05.11.62 low UW -197m Encino 05.12.62 500 kt Airdrop 1 6km Swanee 05.14.62 97 kt Airdrop 820m ...
Charles S. Shapiro, Valerie I. Kiselev, Eugene V. Zaitsev, 1998
3
OS X Mavericks on Demand
Sharing. Files. Wirelessly. with. AirDrop. ◇ On the other person's computer, click Save and Open, Decline, or Save. Upon acceptance, the file is downloaded to their the Downloads folder. To cancel an incoming transfer, open the Downloads  ...
Steve Johnson, 2013
4
Field Manual FM 4-40 (FM 10-1) Quartermaster Operations ...
To be successful, both airland and airdrop operations require an extensive Army and Air Force support structure working as a team with complementary skill-sets. The Air Force controls aircraft loading and provides aircraft assets; the Army ...
United States Government US Army, 2013
5
Film Badge Dosimetry in Atmospheric Nuclear Tests
About 3,000 participants on remote islands, 6 UNCERTAINTY ANALYSES BY TEST SERIES — DOMINIC I 175. ADOBE 04/25/62 Airdrop 20 to 1000 kt AZTEC 04/27/62 Airdrop 20 to 1000 kt ARKANSAS 05/02/62 Airdrop Low megaton ...
Committee on Film Badge Dosimetry in Atmospheric Nuclear Tests, National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, 1989
6
Teach Yourself VISUALLY iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c
Share Items via AirDrop A irDrop is a technology for sharing files swiftly and easily with iOS devices near your iPhone and Macs running OS X 10.7, Lion, or later versions. AirDrop uses Wi-Fi or Bluetooth to transfer files wirelessly without the ...
Guy Hart-Davis, 2013
7
iPhone 5s and 5c Starter Guide: Everything you need to know ...
Work. With. AirDrop. In OS X 10.7 Lion, Apple added a new file-sharing feature called AirDrop that let you easily share files with other Mac users nearby— specifically, those with recent Macs running Lion that were connected to the same local ...
Macworld Editors, 2013
8
My IPhone
To use AirDrop, you must enable it on your iPhone. 1. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open the Control Center. 2. If AirDrop is not active, tap AirDrop. If it is active, which is indicated by the highlighted icon and its status (Everyone or ...
Brad Miser, 2014
9
iMac Portable Genius
Genius Genius Your iMac doesn't need to be connected to a wireless network to use AirDrop. When you fire up AirDrop, the Macs establish a peer-to-peer network connection rather than sending the files through an infrastructure network.
‎2012
10
2004 Logistics Demensions vol1
Reducing the Logistics Footprint: Tailored Logistics and Battle-Support Concepts Future airdrop systems will allow for delivery of cargo and supplies with increased accuracy while protecting the delivery system. Methods of Delivering ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AIRDROP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term airdrop is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Retired sergeant sends pizzas 7000 miles for airdrop to US troops …
Retired Master Sgt. Mark Evans could be called "The Pizza Man" by our troops serving in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait with the organization he ... «AOL News, Jul 15»
2
Airdrop in action in Harrison County
HARRISON COUNTY, Ohio -- Their job is to deliver critical supplies to our service members overseas. And the skills they need are being ... «WTOV Steubenville, Jul 15»
3
Gamer Buzz: Pairing Dying Light and The Alchemist's Heady Topper
... the release of the Bozak Horde expansion, our friends at The Alchemist were kind enough to airdrop some Heady topper on the front porch. «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Today's apps gone free: Gloomlogue, Olo, xSky and more
Your creations can be shared via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, AirDrop, or email. Gloomlogue is available for free for a limited time. It has a ... «AppAdvice, Jul 15»
5
Apple Music is here! Here's how to use it in the UK
'Share Playlist' or 'Share Song' will bring up the share menu so you can send it via AirDrop, Messages, Mail, Twitter, FaceBook and more. «Macworld UK, Jul 15»
6
Apple patent details AirDrop-like sharing for Apple Watch using …
In a new patent application, Apple details an idea it's experimenting with that would have Apple Watch users shake hands to exchange data ... «9 to 5 Mac, Jun 15»
7
Apple Reveals Fun New Ways to Share Information between Two …
Two years ago during a WWDC keynote segment by Craig Federighi, he delighted us with his humor and introduction of AirDrop. «Patently Apple, Jun 15»
8
A400M deliveries resume, as airdrop testing nears
Speaking at the Paris air show on 17 June, France's A400M programme manager said a six-week programme of airdrop testing involving the ... «Flightglobal, Jun 15»
9
Emergency Drones Could Serve as Medical Responders
Drones Could Serve as Airdrop Emergency Medical Responders. Drones Could Serve as Airdrop Emergency Medical Responders. «PSFK, Jun 15»
10
MAHONEY: Parachutes of peace touching tribute to Norwegian …
She was guest of honour at a special commemoration in the Hov Sports Stadium on the anniversary of the successful 1945 Innersetra airdrop, ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jun 15»

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