heliborne

[ hel-uh-bawrn, -bohrn ]

adjective

1. transported by helicopter:

   heliborne troops.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heliborne¹

First recorded in 1965–70; heli- ² + (air)borne

Example Sentences

Iran claims its troops then captured the tanker in a heliborne commando raid.

From Washington Times

To smoke them out of their holes the Italian authorities formed a special military unit comprised of elite and highly trained soldiers known as the Carabinieri Heliborne Squadron, or the Cacciatori, literally: the hunters.

From The Guardian

So, he greenlighted the Heliborne raid from eastern Afghanistan that Admiral McRaven as forces had planned.

From MSNBC

“Since helicopters can also be armed with missiles, it can be a platform for a heliborne missile attack as well as what we in the States call an air assault or heliborne landings or amphibious landings,” Mr. Blank added.

From New York Times

Less visible have been U.S. efforts in Guyana, where Special Operation Forces have been training local troops in heliborne air assault techniques.  “This is the first timewe have had this type of exercise involving SpecialOperations Forces of the United States on such a grandscale,” Colonel Bruce Lovell of the Guyana Defense Force told a U.S. public affairs official earlier this year. 

From Salon