airdrop (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *airdrop*:
NOUN	act	airdrop	delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft

airdrop > pronunciation
Sounds	eh'rdraap
Rhymes	Aesop ... workshop: 48 rhymes with aap...

English > *airdrop*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft.
Example	"until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop"
Broader	delivery, bringing	The act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

HyperDic: airdrop