airborne
adjective/ˈeəbɔːn/
/ˈerbɔːrn/
- [not before noun] (of a plane or passengers) in the air
- Do not leave your seat until the plane is airborne.
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- [only before noun] carried through the air
- airborne seeds/viruses
- [only before noun] (of soldiers) trained to jump out of aircraft onto enemy land in order to fight
- an airborne division
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