Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense air drops, present participle air dropping, past tense, past participle air dropped1. countable nounAn air drop is a delivery of supplies by aircraft to an area that is hard to get to. The supplies are dropped from the aircraft on parachutes.
2. verbIf a country or organization air drops supplies to a place, it drops supplies there from aircraft.
United Nations plans to air drop food to rural villages are being held up. [V n to/into n]
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