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airdrop

/air-drop/US // ˈɛərˌdrɒp //UK // (ˈɛəˌdrɒp) //

空投,空降兵,空降,投降

Related Words

fly飞,飞翔,苍蝇

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    air·dropped, air·drop·ping.

    • : to drop by parachute from an aircraft in flight.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or process of airdropping.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inairlift
Synonyms
fly飞,飞翔,苍蝇

Examples

  • China intends to allow smaller transactions to take place via “near field communication,” in a not dissimilar fashion to exchanging a file via Bluetooth or AirDrop.

  • The U.S. is scheduling up to 100 attack, surveillance, and humanitarian airdrop missions a day over Iraq.

  • The airdrop mission consisted of a C-17 and two C-130 aircraft that were escorted by two F-18 fighters.

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