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PRONUNCIATION OF AIRDROPPING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AIRDROPPING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Airdropping is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb airdropping in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AIRDROPPING

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 airdropping
you would airdropping
he/she/it would airdropping
we would airdropping
you would airdropping
they would airdropping
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 airdropping
you would have airdropping
he/she/it would have airdropping
we would have airdropping
you would have airdropping
they would have airdropping
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 BEGIN LIKE AIRDROPPING

aircraftswomen
aircraftwoman
aircraftwomen
aircrew
airdate
airdrawn
Airdrie
airdrome
airdrop
airdropped
Aire
Airedale
Airedale terrier
airer
airfare
airfield
airflow
airfoil
airforce base
airframe

WORDS THAT END LIKE AIRDROPPING

camping
clipping
dripping
dropping
flipping
home shopping
hopping
mapping
overlapping
popping
propping
shipping
shopping
stepping
stopping
stripping
swapping
tapping
tipping
topping
wrapping

Synonyms and antonyms of airdropping in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «airdropping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AIRDROPPING

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

Translator English - Chinese

空投
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paracaidismo
570 millions of speakers

English

airdropping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

airdropping
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في إسقاط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

десантирование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

airdropping
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

airdropping
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parachutage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Airdropping
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Luftlandung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

airdropping
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

airdropping
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Airdropping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

airdropping
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

airdropping
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एअरड्रोपिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

airdropping
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il lancio di
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

desantowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

десантування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

desantare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρίψης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

airdropping
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

luftlandsättning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

airdropping
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of airdropping

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AIRDROPPING»

The term «airdropping» is used very little and occupies the 178.315 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of airdropping
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AIRDROPPING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «airdropping» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «airdropping» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AIRDROPPING»

Discover the use of airdropping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to airdropping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Study of the Feasibility of Airdropping Slected Ammunition ...
The objective of this study is (a) to determine the feasibility of airdropping specific unprotected ammunition (without wooden overpack) without causing damage which would make the ammunition functionally unsuitable, and (b) to determine ...
Peter J. Macek, U.S. Army Natick Laboratories. Air Delivery Equipment Division, 1963
2
The employment of Negro troops
The 518th Battalion continued its airdropping activities until the end of December 1944 when it was relieved to begin convoy duties. Sufficient provisional airdropping units had by now been organized and the road was about to open.49 During ...
Ulysses Lee, 1990
3
SPLM/SPLA: The Nasir Declaration
The airdropping was scheduled to start on Tuesday the 25th ofjune. Tuesday passed without the expected airdropping of food in Nasir. Technical fault on the plane was quoted as the reason for the postponement. Incidentally, a significant item ...
Lam Akol, 2003
4
Kokoda Trail for Dummies
A transport squadron in Rabaul had experience of airdropping supplies by parachute in Sumatra. However, because the Japanese fighter aircraft that would' ve escorted the transport squadron aircraft were withdrawn from New Guinea for use ...
Peter Williams, 2012
5
African Americans in the United States Army in the Second ...
By the end of the month, a regular airdropping organization had been improvised . Personnel of the 3841st Quartermaster Truck Company at Sookerating Air Base were used for warehousing, packing, and airdropping operations. African ...
Bryan D. Booker, 2008
6
Firebombers Incorporated
"We've got the parachutes and pallets, but the drivers haven't been practicing any airdropping. I figured Zack was going to turn them over to the tender mercies of his firejumper trainers". "I'm sure the instructors will be delighted to have more ...
Michael Archer, 2001
7
Divided We Stand: The Forgotten War and the 181st Signal ...
The hazardous practice of airdropping equipment, however, increased the rate of damage ordinarily expected from a combat zone. Consequently the 181ST did a very brisk business in repairing communication gear that fell victim to the ...
Joseph W. Harding, 2003
8
Military airlift options exist for meeting requirements ...
Making at least some of the C-5A replacements capable of airdropping equipment to replace some C-17s in the airdrop role would provide the Air Force the capability to conduct an extended range strategic brigade airdrop with an airlift fleet ...
9
Bihar Breakthrough
Another important thing theteam didwas airdropping packets and relief materials from two places—Patna and Purnea, from the Purnea Chunapur Air Base.Every dayalmost 2030 flight trips were made, andthe movewas found tobevery useful.
Rajesh Chkrabarti
10
Impossible Journey: The Story of the Victoria Land Traverse ...
We also wish to thank the U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 for airdropping essential replacement spare parts for the vehicles and other needed survival supplies, and the U.S. Air Force for airdropping fuel drums without which the journey could not  ...
John G. Weihaupt, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AIRDROPPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term airdropping is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rs 500 Crore Rescue
While choppers were airdropping food and rescuing marooned people, the bigger aircrafts were flying people out of Kashmir (nearly 80,000) to ... «Kashmir Life, Jul 15»
2
AN-132 Light Multipurpose Transport Aircraft
It will be used for the transportation of troops and light vehicles in standard configuration, but can be configured for airdropping of paratroopers or cargo and ... «Airforce Technology, Jul 15»
3
Prices to be air dropped to Listeners Island wide today
In view of the 17th anniversary of Hiru FM that falls today a programme of airdropping millions of rupees worth prizes and vouchers for our ... «Hiru News, Jul 15»
4
HIRU FM celebrates 17 years today; Prize vouchers airdropped for …
In view of the 17th anniversary of Hiru FM that falls today a programme of airdropping millions of rupees worth prizes and vouchers for our ... «Hiru News, Jul 15»
5
IOK 2014 flood: Indian army's claims about rescue stand exposed
... listed “payment of Air Bills for airdropping of essential supplies and rescue (tentative Rs. 500 crore) as per actual, based on the bills raised by ... «Kashmir Media Service, Jun 15»
6
The Kurdish Consolidation Micha'el Tanchum
The United States relied on Kurdish troops to fight ISIS on the ground, providing air strikes during the Sinjar offensive and airdropping weapons ... «Foreign Affairs, Jun 15»
7
Def Ministry raises Rs 500 cr bill for flood assistance to J-K
This includes payment of air bills for airdropping of essential supplies and rescue (tentatively Rs 500 crore) as per actual, based on the bills ... «Deccan Herald, Jun 15»
8
JK outrage after report that Army was paid for flood relief
... was taken out of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to pay defence ministry bills for “airdropping of essential supplies and rescue”. «Hindustan Times, Jun 15»
9
Army charges Rs 500-cr for flood assistance in J&K
This includes payment of air bills for airdropping of essential supplies and rescue (tentatively Rs 500 crore) as per actual, based on the bills ... «Kashmir Times, Jun 15»
10
Paris Air Show 2015: Details emerge of Antonov An-132 production …
... purposes including troop transport and transporting light vehicles, as well as configurations for paratroops, airdropping cargo, and medevac ... «IHS Jane's 360, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Airdropping [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/airdropping>. Apr 2024 ».
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