airborne

Definition

In or carried by the air.

Etymology

Attested since the 1640s; air + -borne

Example Sentences

• "Airborne pollen can aggravate allergies."
• "A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone."
• "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."