Airborne
adjective
Being in the air or flying.
The bird was airborne in no time.
Often appears as...
- airborne particles
- airborne diseases
adjective
Transported by air or wind.
Airborne pollutants can travel many miles from their source.
Often appears as...
- airborne transmission
- airborne contamination
adjective
Belonging to a military unit that is transported by aircraft.
He served in an airborne division during the war.
Often appears as...
- airborne forces
- airborne infantry
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Technical
adjective
Being in the air or flying.
The bird was airborne in no time.
Often appears as...
- airborne particles
- airborne diseases
adjective
Transported by air or wind.
Airborne pollutants can travel many miles from their source.
Often appears as...
- airborne transmission
- airborne contamination
adjective
Belonging to a military unit that is transported by aircraft.
He served in an airborne division during the war.
Often appears as...
- airborne forces
- airborne infantry
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Used to describe something that has taken off and is flying.
The helicopter became airborne amid the cheering crowd.
Pro Tip 2/2Figurative Use
Can imply a rapid transition from rest to motion, not always literally flying.
Rumors about the celebrity couple went airborne within minutes.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Used to describe something that has taken off and is flying.
The helicopter became airborne amid the cheering crowd.
Pro Tip 2/2Figurative Use
Can imply a rapid transition from rest to motion, not always literally flying.
Rumors about the celebrity couple went airborne within minutes.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Used to describe something that has taken off and is flying.
The helicopter became airborne amid the cheering crowd.
Pro Tip 2/2Figurative Use
Can imply a rapid transition from rest to motion, not always literally flying.
Rumors about the celebrity couple went airborne within minutes.
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What we know (and don't...
though proper care and rehydration therapy can significantly reduce mortality rates in patients. Fortunately, while Ebola is highly virulent, several factors limit its contagiousness. Unlike viruses that proliferate through small, airborne particles, Ebola only exists in bodily fluids,
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How America Fails New...
and they'll stay airborne for hours? And yet, for many new working mothers, this is the only place during the day that they can find to make food for their newborn babies. I put these things, a whole dozen of them, into the world. I wanted to make a point.
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Thomas Barnett:...
You'll see the pattern -- airborne, just like carriers. Armor goes this way. Here's the dirty secret of the Air Force, you can win by bombing. But you need lots of these guys on the ground to win the peace. Shinseki was right with the argument.
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Can plants talk to each...
Plants don't have to rely solely on those airborne broadcasts. Signals can travel below the soil surface, too. Most plants have a symbiotic relationship with fungi, which colonize the plants' roots and help them absorb water and nutrients.
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Flying Snake Hunts...
push against tree bark allowing them to undulate upwards no what makes this tree snake so unusual is its interest in well one might say passion for becoming airborne these are flying snakes they fly from tree to tree why well probably
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Can you solve the virus...
The virus is contained for now, but unless you can destroy it, the vents will soon open and unleash a deadly airborne plague. Without hesitation, you grab your HazMat suit and get ready to save the world.
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42 Ways to Kill Hitler PIPE...
attack and airborne assault raids as good as layered as the security is it is not proof against someone attacking from inside Hitler's inner circle if they are trusted if they can get a weapon into
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Spider Kills Bat PIPE...
this web and then goes into shock what happened one minute airborne the next minute fighting for your life now the spider examines its prey is there gloating going on here is the spider
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Every Detail PIPE Doomsday...
glass for extra protection we have biological monitoring equipment rad meters chemical test kits to secure his bunker from airborne toxins Jarius belt an ultraviolet radiation
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A Collection Of Autumn...
airborne to find out lloyd and rose have enlisted the help of bird expert professor graham martin and high-speed cameraman mark payne gill
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What we know (and don't...
though proper care and rehydration therapy can significantly reduce mortality rates in patients. Fortunately, while Ebola is highly virulent, several factors limit its contagiousness. Unlike viruses that proliferate through small, airborne particles, Ebola only exists in bodily fluids,
Video examples
How America Fails New...
and they'll stay airborne for hours? And yet, for many new working mothers, this is the only place during the day that they can find to make food for their newborn babies. I put these things, a whole dozen of them, into the world. I wanted to make a point.
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Thomas Barnett:...
You'll see the pattern -- airborne, just like carriers. Armor goes this way. Here's the dirty secret of the Air Force, you can win by bombing. But you need lots of these guys on the ground to win the peace. Shinseki was right with the argument.
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Can plants talk to each...
Plants don't have to rely solely on those airborne broadcasts. Signals can travel below the soil surface, too. Most plants have a symbiotic relationship with fungi, which colonize the plants' roots and help them absorb water and nutrients.
Video examples
Flying Snake Hunts...
push against tree bark allowing them to undulate upwards no what makes this tree snake so unusual is its interest in well one might say passion for becoming airborne these are flying snakes they fly from tree to tree why well probably
Video examples
Can you solve the virus...
The virus is contained for now, but unless you can destroy it, the vents will soon open and unleash a deadly airborne plague. Without hesitation, you grab your HazMat suit and get ready to save the world.
Video examples
42 Ways to Kill Hitler PIPE...
attack and airborne assault raids as good as layered as the security is it is not proof against someone attacking from inside Hitler's inner circle if they are trusted if they can get a weapon into
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Spider Kills Bat PIPE...
this web and then goes into shock what happened one minute airborne the next minute fighting for your life now the spider examines its prey is there gloating going on here is the spider
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Every Detail PIPE Doomsday...
glass for extra protection we have biological monitoring equipment rad meters chemical test kits to secure his bunker from airborne toxins Jarius belt an ultraviolet radiation
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A Collection Of Autumn...
airborne to find out lloyd and rose have enlisted the help of bird expert professor graham martin and high-speed cameraman mark payne gill
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Burt Rutan
American Scientist
To allow public access to orbit, we would need breakthroughs that would lower the cost by a lot more than an order of magnitude and increase safety by a factor of 100 as compared to every launch system used since the first manned space flight. I think airborne launch will be a significant part of the safety solution.
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Richard Preston
American Writer
What the experts are telling me is that there's very little chance that Ebola is going to mutate into something that could spread directly through the air. The real concern is not whether Ebola could go airborne, but whether it could spread faster.
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David Quammen
American Scientist
Ebola isn't a respiratory virus. It doesn't spread through the airborne route. So it's not likely to spread like wildfire around the world and kill tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people. That's what I think of as the next big one.
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Lee Trevino
American Golfer
Green synthetic practice mats are the worst thing for your golf game that I know of. You can hit six inches behind the ball and not even know it, because the ball still gets airborne. Practice nets are awful, too. Swing a weighted club instead.
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Kat Timpf
American Writer
My first job ever real job in the field was as an airborne traffic reporter and producer in Los Angeles, but I was laid off pretty quickly - which was totally fair, because I'm terrible with directions, and that's kind of the whole job.
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Tatiana Schlossberg
Unlike the visible and heavily regulated airborne emissions from power plant smokestacks, coal ash is largely unseen unless there is a major spill and, until recently, far less effectively regulated.
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Richard Preston
American Writer
Initially, there were a lot of fears that Ebola could mutate to become the airborne Andromeda strain that would wipe us all out.
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Jeff Duncan
American Politician
We don't know what we don't know about Ebola. We think we know it's a virus, but is it mutating? Can it be spread by airborne?
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Burt Rutan
American Scientist
To allow public access to orbit, we would need breakthroughs that would lower the cost by a lot more than an order of magnitude and increase safety by a factor of 100 as compared to every launch system used since the first manned space flight. I think airborne launch will be a significant part of the safety solution.
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Richard Preston
American Writer
What the experts are telling me is that there's very little chance that Ebola is going to mutate into something that could spread directly through the air. The real concern is not whether Ebola could go airborne, but whether it could spread faster.
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David Quammen
American Scientist
Ebola isn't a respiratory virus. It doesn't spread through the airborne route. So it's not likely to spread like wildfire around the world and kill tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people. That's what I think of as the next big one.
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Lee Trevino
American Golfer
Green synthetic practice mats are the worst thing for your golf game that I know of. You can hit six inches behind the ball and not even know it, because the ball still gets airborne. Practice nets are awful, too. Swing a weighted club instead.
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Kat Timpf
American Writer
My first job ever real job in the field was as an airborne traffic reporter and producer in Los Angeles, but I was laid off pretty quickly - which was totally fair, because I'm terrible with directions, and that's kind of the whole job.
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Tatiana Schlossberg
Unlike the visible and heavily regulated airborne emissions from power plant smokestacks, coal ash is largely unseen unless there is a major spill and, until recently, far less effectively regulated.
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Richard Preston
American Writer
Initially, there were a lot of fears that Ebola could mutate to become the airborne Andromeda strain that would wipe us all out.
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Jeff Duncan
American Politician
We don't know what we don't know about Ebola. We think we know it's a virus, but is it mutating? Can it be spread by airborne?
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