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A wireless service of Apple Inc. which can transfer files among supported Macintosh computers and iOS devices by means of close-range wireless communication.
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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
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The act of delivering goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
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The distribution of free tokens to help bootstrap a new cryptocurrency.
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Topics: business, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, finance
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To deliver goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
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To distribute free tokens to help bootstrap a new cryptocurrency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
Topics: business, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, finance
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Alternative letter-case form of AirDrop.
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Usage: alt-of
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To transfer a file using AirDrop.
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Usage: ditransitive, intransitive
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
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delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop
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Broader terms: delivery, bringing
By the analogy of an airdrop, in which items are delivered by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
From air + drop.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
dropping
— act of dropping goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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Finnish:
ilmapudotus
— act of dropping goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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Finnish:
lentopudotus
— act of dropping goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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German:
Abwurf
— act of dropping goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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German:
Fallschirmabwurf
— act of dropping goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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Italian:
lancio con il paracadute
— act of dropping goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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Polish:
zrzut
— act of dropping goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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Spanish:
entrega aérea
— act of dropping goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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Spanish:
entrega por paracaídas
— act of dropping goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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Spanish:
lanzamiento aéreo
— act of dropping goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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Spanish:
lanzamiento en paracaídas
— act of dropping goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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Dutch:
droppen
— to drop goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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Dutch:
met valschermen afwerpen
— to drop goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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Finnish:
pudottaa lentokoneesta
— to drop goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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Finnish:
tehdä ilmapudotus
— to drop goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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Finnish:
tehdä lentopudotus
— to drop goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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French:
parachuter
— to drop goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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French:
larguer par parachute
— to drop goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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Italian:
lanciare con il paracadute
— to drop goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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Italian:
paracadutare
— to drop goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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Polish:
dokonywać zrzutu
— to drop goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft
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Polish:
dokonać zrzutu
— to drop goods, equipment, or personnel from an aircraft