airborne

Example Sentences

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A witness told a responding police officer that Garrett’s vehicle went airborne, took out a fire hydrant and rolled three times.

From Los Angeles Times

"In addition to assets already in place, Rafale jets, air-defence systems and airborne radar aircraft have been deployed in recent hours" to the region, he said.

From Barron's

"More than 100 aircraft launched from land, sea -- fighters, tankers, airborne early warning, electronic attack, bombers from the States and unmanned platforms -- forming a single synchronized wave," according to the general.

From Barron's

During World War Two, the RAF's No.620 Squadron's fleet used the base for airborne forces operations which included parachute drops of troops and supplies and towing Airspeed Horsa assault gliders.

From BBC

An army extraction team landed in a helicopter, picked up Oseguera and his two sicarios and was airborne within minutes, according to a person familiar with the operation.

From Los Angeles Times