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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

Example Sentences

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Once airborne, they can cover two miles in roughly two minutes, allowing police to more quickly get eyes on crime scenes and determine the level of appropriate response.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

While contemporaries struggled with airborne instability, Wilbur and Orville Wright used a system of pulleys to warp their aircraft's fabric wings, allowing a pilot to bank and turn with greater ease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The weather can change that balance as the heavier the aircraft, the more gravity pushes it down to Earth and it needs a greater lift to become airborne.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The team was using advanced instruments to study how tiny airborne particles form and evolve.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

I start drawing hills on my notebook in tribute to our state’s highest point, but they look more like formless lumps or airborne snakes—I can’t decide.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven