Used in a Sentence

airborne

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for airborne.

Editorial note

Away from roads, this means airborne fire suppression and that adds at least 30 minutes to the response loop, even when (as now) there are airborne assets on alert.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of airborne gathered in one view.

noun

Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.

adjective

In or carried by the air.

adjective

In flight.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for airborne.

noun

Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.

adjective

In or carried by the air.

adjective

In flight.

adjective

Transported by air in an aircraft.

Example sentences

1

Away from roads, this means airborne fire suppression and that adds at least 30 minutes to the response loop, even when (as now) there are airborne assets on alert.

2

Now you have a machine that can stay airborne and under control with over half of the rotors disabled.

3

But strategically, once somebody figures out how to use passive radiation to paint and plot airborne targets?

4

There's also the airplane air quality issue not referenced in this article about the recirculation filters against spreading airborne microbes.

5

Control of your environment, visual distractions, even airborne illnesses all are a factor as well.

6

But if you can deliver an airborne, persistent heat tolerant RNAi cancer is at worst a chronic disease like diabetes is now.

7

Other (also airborne) instruments operate at higher frequencies, trading higher resolution for less penetration.

8

Anything airborne poses a serious hazard to aircraft, even tiny particles of ash.

9

We need to test our metropolitan areas for spread by an airborne bacterium.

10

Anyone who lives in a mosquito heavy area knows that mosquitos (like almost all airborne insects) go into hiding during heavy rain and/or wind.

11

Long-term airborne drones are slow, light, and carry a small payload.

12

Fog (and since this is airborne, clouds) is the real killer.

Quote examples

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The airborne laser which had "16 years of development and a cost of over $5 billion"[1] was cancelled in 2010 under his watch.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use airborne in a sentence?

Away from roads, this means airborne fire suppression and that adds at least 30 minutes to the response loop, even when (as now) there are airborne assets on alert.

What does airborne mean?

Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.

What part of speech is airborne?

airborne is commonly used as noun, adjective.