airdrop

noun

air·​drop ˈer-ˌdräp How to pronounce airdrop (audio)
: delivery of cargo, emergency supplies, or personnel by parachute from an airplane in flight
air-drop transitive verb
air-droppable adjective

Examples of airdrop in a Sentence

The group organized an airdrop of food for the refugees.
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The scene around the airdrops can be equally abject. Ghada Abdulfattah, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025 Aid experts warn that airdrops are dangerous, expensive and insufficient to tackle the widening hunger crisis there. Samuel Granados, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025 But aid groups say airdrops deliver only a fraction of what trucks can supply. Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025 Six countries have joined the airdrop campaign to this point, the source said. Chris Boccia, ABC News, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for airdrop

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of airdrop was in 1943

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“Airdrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airdrop. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

airdrop

noun
air·​drop -ˌdräp How to pronounce airdrop (audio)
: delivery of cargo, supplies, or people by parachute from an airplane
air-drop
-ˌdräp
verb
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