airborne

• Describe algo que se transporta o se lleva por el aire, o una aeronave que está en vuelo; también se refiere a tropas u objetos lanzados o desplegados desde el aire.

Describes something that is carried or transported through the air, or an aircraft that is in flight.

1. In the airB2formal

   Carried or transported through the air.

   En el aire / transportado por el aire

   • The aircraft became airborne after a short runway.
   • Pollen is airborne and can cause allergies.
   • The virus can be transmitted through airborne particles.

   Sinónimosaerialaloftfloatingflyingin flight

   Antónimosearthboundterrestrial

2. Military troopsB2formal

   Troops trained to be deployed by aircraft, especially parachutes.

   Tropas aerotransportadas

   • The airborne division was deployed behind enemy lines.
   • He served in an airborne unit during the war.
   • Airborne soldiers jumped from the plane at dawn.

   Sinónimosparachute