airborne
adjective /ˈeəbɔːn/
/ˈerbɔːrn/
- [not before noun] (of a plane or passengers) in the air
- Do not leave your seat until the plane is airborne.
- [only before noun] carried through the air
- airborne seeds/viruses
- [only before noun] (of soldiers) trained to jump out of aircraft onto enemy land in order to fight
- an airborne division