airborne
Collocations
5ADJ.
plastic
VERB + AIRBORNE
get, got, including, linking, pheromones, study
AIRBORNE + NOUN
chemicals, germs, pollen
PREP.
from
ADV.
gnarly, once
Definitions
adj
In or carried by the air.
Airborne pollen can aggravate allergies.
A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.
In flight.
There goes the siren that warns of the air raid / Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak / Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne / Got to get up for the coming attack.
Fitted to an aircraft.
airborne radar
Transported by air in an aircraft.
airborne troops
noun
Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.
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6Airborne pollen can aggravate allergies.
WiktionaryA farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for air
WiktionaryThere goes the siren that warns of the air raid / Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak / Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne / Got to get up for the coming attack.
WiktionaryOnce we are airborne, you make unbuckle your seatbelts.
Tatoeba · #2575704Gnarly! You were airborne for like 10 seconds.
Tatoeba · #6573859In Taiwan, citizens say masks keep their faces warm in the winter and offer a sense of protection from air pollution, including any airborne germs.
Tatoeba · #8608001