airdrop

Example Sentences

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“We have to perform the airdrop as a surprise, so people don’t gather below,” Phille said earlier.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

This was the largest coalition airdrop of the war: 14 aircraft from nine nations delivering 10 tonnes of aid.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2024

Early on Tuesday, the British government announced that it had carried out its first airdrop of food into Gaza.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024

Following the violence, the United States announced plans to build a temporary pier in Gaza to bring in food by sea and joined with other countries to airdrop food into the isolated north.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

On May 6,1 set up a base camp on the ice cap just northeast of the Thumb and waited for the airdrop.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer