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单词 airdrop
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Definition of airdrop in English:

airdrop

nounPlural airdropsˈɛːdrɒpˈɛrˌdrɑp
  • An act of dropping supplies, troops, or equipment by parachute from an aircraft.

    British planes would not be involved in the airdrops
    mass noun supply to the front line will be by airdrop
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At age 30, he joined the military, fulfilling part of his quest for adventure by flying in the back of C - 130s, performing airdrops and transport missions worldwide.
    • Do airdrops from low to high altitudes at night and under adverse conditions.
    • It proved impossible to create a firm, unified command for the aircraft fleet, which was due to perform the airdrop and provide air cover for the brigades.
    • It continued until 16 July, with pilots making numerous airdrops to French troops in Laos.
    • The 82d Airborne Division routinely trains to make heavy airdrops, but the Afghanistan fuel drop was the first combat drop in years (perhaps since the Vietnam War).
    • First, the French relied much more on aerial resupply of outlying garrisons and small detachments, using airdrops and light bombers as transports, which landed at small forward airfields.
    • The most responsive of the existing modes is airdrop because the aircraft used to conduct airdrop travel very fast and require no cargo offload time.
    • In the past, the 421st helped with humanitarian airdrops in Bosnia.
    • With heavy equipment airdrops, the user is responsible for rigging the loads, a labor-intensive process requiring specialized materials.
    • These products were disseminated by hand and by airdrops from US Hercules.
    • The simulated airdrops allowed the crews to train with station-keeping equipment, used in adverse weather, while using the new procedures for flying in tactical formation.
    • So why use strategic airlift assets to carry out an airdrop mission with impact at the strategic level?
    • Choosing the altitude for an airdrop equally depends on the tactical situation and the parachutists' skills.
    • On February 14th, the 23rd RCT received supplies via an airdrop to replenish ammunition expended during the previous night's fight.
    • They completed everything from engines-running offloads to blackout night-vision airdrops, with results exceeding the expectations of even the most enthusiastic crew members.
    • The need for airdrops and tactical flight requires good low airspeed flight and the aircraft also has long range and high cruise speed for rapid and flexible deployment.
    • The aircraft provides troop and equipment transport, airdrop and medical evacuation for cargo weighing up to 7,820 pounds.
    • Included are statistical data on actual versus planned airdrops and issues associated with the aircraft loading, launch, and recovery process.
    • This directorate also certifies aircraft for the airdrop of personnel and equipment.
    • The more concentrated in terms of time and space an airdrop was, the more probable success was.
verbairdropped, airdrops, airdroppingˈɛːdrɒpˈɛrˌdrɑp
[with object]
  • Drop (supplies, troops, etc.) by parachute.

    the military will airdrop relief supplies
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The only food or water made available to the prisoners was airdropped three times a week, and there was never enough to go around.
    • As a result, India plans to airdrop food items in the capital under a contingency plan, the English-language Himalayan Times reported Sunday.
    • He added that 8,500 food packets had been airdropped and 10,000 distributed.
    • The French were therefore airdropped into the valley to build a series of strong points, not all within supporting distance of each other, around the 0.62 mile airstrip upon which the fortress was to depend for supplies.
    • These planes airdrop cargo to 45-foot-long ‘cigarette boats’ in the transit zone.
    • The Army authorities also used a helicopter and airdropped around 8,000 food packets to marooned villagers.
    • You have a number of small infantry robots, which you airdrop on an area.
    • In the Indian state of Bihar, the government has announced that army helicopters have airdropped about 226 tonnes of food.
    • One recipient was Jan De Vries, who was airdropped into Normandy before dawn on D-Day with the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion.
    • Four persons lost their lives in flash floods in this district today even as the district administration took the help of the Army authorities to airdrop supplies to around 25 villages which have been submerged.
    • The unit had been stealthily airdropped at the Mediterranean beach, and had spent four hours making their way inland along the Tiber River to the city.
    • The California Department of Fish and Game stepped up stocking efforts in the 1950s, airdropping thousands of hatchery-raised fingerlings into even the most remote lakes.
    • The U.S. Army Air Force would assist in this latter mission by airdropping his books over occupied France.
    • Millions of leaflets were airdropped along with tons of humanitarian rations.
    • Helicopters and transport aircraft have been used to airdrop food supplies to areas not easily reached by land.
    • It was a jeep that the British originally designed to be airdropped.
    • Forbidding terrain made conventional land supply impossible, requiring the United States to develop capabilities to airdrop supplies.
    • The aircraft then flies over its customers, airdrops its supplies, and returns empty to the source takeoff site for another mission.
    • The Agency, however, arranged to airdrop a planeload of medicines, tools, and clothing for the village.
    • During the Korean war, for example, it made more than 100 hazardous overflights of mainland China, airdropping agents and supplies.
 
 

Definition of airdrop in US English:

airdrop

nounˈɛrˌdrɑpˈerˌdräp
  • An act of dropping supplies, troops, or equipment by parachute from an aircraft.

    British planes would not be involved in the airdrops
    mass noun supply to the front line will be by airdrop
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The aircraft provides troop and equipment transport, airdrop and medical evacuation for cargo weighing up to 7,820 pounds.
    • They completed everything from engines-running offloads to blackout night-vision airdrops, with results exceeding the expectations of even the most enthusiastic crew members.
    • With heavy equipment airdrops, the user is responsible for rigging the loads, a labor-intensive process requiring specialized materials.
    • The need for airdrops and tactical flight requires good low airspeed flight and the aircraft also has long range and high cruise speed for rapid and flexible deployment.
    • On February 14th, the 23rd RCT received supplies via an airdrop to replenish ammunition expended during the previous night's fight.
    • It proved impossible to create a firm, unified command for the aircraft fleet, which was due to perform the airdrop and provide air cover for the brigades.
    • The more concentrated in terms of time and space an airdrop was, the more probable success was.
    • Included are statistical data on actual versus planned airdrops and issues associated with the aircraft loading, launch, and recovery process.
    • This directorate also certifies aircraft for the airdrop of personnel and equipment.
    • At age 30, he joined the military, fulfilling part of his quest for adventure by flying in the back of C - 130s, performing airdrops and transport missions worldwide.
    • The most responsive of the existing modes is airdrop because the aircraft used to conduct airdrop travel very fast and require no cargo offload time.
    • So why use strategic airlift assets to carry out an airdrop mission with impact at the strategic level?
    • In the past, the 421st helped with humanitarian airdrops in Bosnia.
    • The simulated airdrops allowed the crews to train with station-keeping equipment, used in adverse weather, while using the new procedures for flying in tactical formation.
    • It continued until 16 July, with pilots making numerous airdrops to French troops in Laos.
    • The 82d Airborne Division routinely trains to make heavy airdrops, but the Afghanistan fuel drop was the first combat drop in years (perhaps since the Vietnam War).
    • First, the French relied much more on aerial resupply of outlying garrisons and small detachments, using airdrops and light bombers as transports, which landed at small forward airfields.
    • These products were disseminated by hand and by airdrops from US Hercules.
    • Do airdrops from low to high altitudes at night and under adverse conditions.
    • Choosing the altitude for an airdrop equally depends on the tactical situation and the parachutists' skills.
verbˈɛrˌdrɑpˈerˌdräp
[with object]
  • Drop (supplies, troops, etc.) by parachute.

    the military will airdrop relief supplies
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the Indian state of Bihar, the government has announced that army helicopters have airdropped about 226 tonnes of food.
    • The French were therefore airdropped into the valley to build a series of strong points, not all within supporting distance of each other, around the 0.62 mile airstrip upon which the fortress was to depend for supplies.
    • The aircraft then flies over its customers, airdrops its supplies, and returns empty to the source takeoff site for another mission.
    • One recipient was Jan De Vries, who was airdropped into Normandy before dawn on D-Day with the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion.
    • Millions of leaflets were airdropped along with tons of humanitarian rations.
    • Four persons lost their lives in flash floods in this district today even as the district administration took the help of the Army authorities to airdrop supplies to around 25 villages which have been submerged.
    • The unit had been stealthily airdropped at the Mediterranean beach, and had spent four hours making their way inland along the Tiber River to the city.
    • He added that 8,500 food packets had been airdropped and 10,000 distributed.
    • It was a jeep that the British originally designed to be airdropped.
    • These planes airdrop cargo to 45-foot-long ‘cigarette boats’ in the transit zone.
    • Helicopters and transport aircraft have been used to airdrop food supplies to areas not easily reached by land.
    • The Agency, however, arranged to airdrop a planeload of medicines, tools, and clothing for the village.
    • The U.S. Army Air Force would assist in this latter mission by airdropping his books over occupied France.
    • You have a number of small infantry robots, which you airdrop on an area.
    • The Army authorities also used a helicopter and airdropped around 8,000 food packets to marooned villagers.
    • During the Korean war, for example, it made more than 100 hazardous overflights of mainland China, airdropping agents and supplies.
    • The only food or water made available to the prisoners was airdropped three times a week, and there was never enough to go around.
    • Forbidding terrain made conventional land supply impossible, requiring the United States to develop capabilities to airdrop supplies.
    • The California Department of Fish and Game stepped up stocking efforts in the 1950s, airdropping thousands of hatchery-raised fingerlings into even the most remote lakes.
    • As a result, India plans to airdrop food items in the capital under a contingency plan, the English-language Himalayan Times reported Sunday.
 
 
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