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airborne

American  
[air-bawrn, -bohrn] / ˈɛərˌbɔrn, -ˌboʊrn /

adjective

  1. carried by the air, as pollen or dust.

  2. in flight; aloft.

    The plane was airborne by six o'clock.

  3. Military. (of ground forces) carried in airplanes or gliders: abn

    airborne infantry.

  4. Aeronautics. (of an aircraft) supported entirely by the atmosphere; flying.

airborne British  
/ ˈɛəˌbɔːn /

adjective

  1. conveyed by or through the air

  2. (of aircraft) flying; in the air

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Etymology

Origin of airborne

First recorded in 1635–45; air 1 + borne 1

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