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airborn

airborn is the misspelling of airborne.

Meaning of airborne

Adjective

airborne (not comparable)

  1. In or carried by the air.
    • Airborne pollen can aggravate allergies.
  2. In flight.
    • There goes the siren that warns of the air raid / Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak / Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne / Got to get up for the coming attack.1984, Steve Harris, “Aces High”, in Powerslave, performed by Iron Maiden
  3. Fitted to an aircraft.
    • airborne radar
  4. Transported by air in an aircraft.
    • airborne troops

See all 5 meanings of airborne

Questions about airborn

What is airborn the misspelling of?
Airborn is the misspelling of airborne.

Words near airborn in the dictionary

  1. airboaters
  2. airboating
  3. airboats
  4. airbomb
  5. airbombs
  6. airborn
  7. airborne
  8. airbornes
  9. airbound
  10. airbox
  11. airboxes

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