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—air-droppable, adj./air"drop'/, v., airdropped, airdropping, n.v.t.1. to drop (persons, equipment, etc.) by parachute from an aircraft in flight.n.2. the act or process of airdropping.[1945-50; AIR1 + DROP]
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