airmobileadj.
/ˈɛːˌməʊbʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈɛrˌmoʊˌbil/ Chiefly Military.
That can be transported by air; spec. designating or relating to ground troops moved within a war zone by helicopter.
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society > travel > air or space travel > transport by air > [adjective] > transportable by air (of goods) > of troops
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1933 Times 7 Aug. 5/5 In the single-battalion exercises the ‘enemy’ was imaginary, represented by targets such as air-mobile flags.
1959 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 2 Sept. 1/5 I visualize missile units being completely airmobile with helicopters.
1980 Times 20 Feb. 6/6 There will also be one air-mobile [polling] station.
1998 Y. Y. I. Vertzberger Foreign Mil. Intervention Decisions i. iv. 123 Rapid deployment to distant regions can be achieved only by airmobile forces.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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