the delivery of personnel or equipment from an aircraft by parachute
paradrop in American English
(ˈpærəˌdrɑp)
noun, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈparaˌdropped or ˈparaˌdropping
Chiefly British
airdrop
Word origin
para-2 + drop
paradrop in American English
(ˈpærəˌdrɑp)
noun or transitive verbWord forms: -dropped, -dropping
airdrop
Word origin
[1945–50; para-3 + drop]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: beeper, fail-safe, individual medley, on-line, synchronized swimmingpara- is a combining form extracted from parachute, forming compounds denoting persons or things utilizing parachutes or landed by parachute.Other words that use the affix para- include: paradoctor, paraglider, paratrooper