Definitions

airborne

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

ADJECTIVE

flying

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aerial floating soaring

STRONG

drifting express flapping fleet fluttering gliding hovering mobile plumed streaming swooping waving winging zooming

WEAK

aeronautical avian mercurial on the wing speedy volant volar volitant

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That’s when he mentions how he was in the 82nd Airborne Division and jumping out of planes in the 1960s after graduating from Wilmington Banning High and UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Airborne, wartime rescue missions have a long history, dating back to World War One pilots conducting impromptu landings in France to rescue downed colleagues.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Maj Jonathon Bless, a spokesman for the Army's 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, said an investigation had been launched.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

And yet, consider what other developments are taking place: Two units of thousands of Marines are already headed to the region, and now a couple thousand paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne are on the way.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Airborne sprites jammed the avenue like stones in a bottle.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

airborne

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