Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

airborne

/ˈɛɹbˌɔɹn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: air-borne
IPA: /ˈɛɹbˌɔɹn/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In or carried by the air.

adj

adj

Fitted to an aircraft.

adj

Transported by air in an aircraft.

noun

Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.

Example Sentences

"Airborne pollen can aggravate allergies."
"A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone."
"There goes the siren that warns of the air raid / Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak / Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne / Got to get up for the coming attack."
"airborne radar"
"airborne troops"

Etymology

Attested since the 1640s; air + -borne

Word Breakdown

Suffix: air

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

airbornes (plural)

Derived Forms

nonairborne

Frequently Paired Words

airborn

Questions

How do you pronounce airborne?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛɹbˌɔɹn/.
What does airborne mean?: In or carried by the air.
Where does airborne come from?: Attested since the 1640s; air + -borne

How to pronounce airborne

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