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| has gloss | (noun) delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft; "until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop" airdrop |
| has gloss | eng: An airdrop is a type of airlift, developed during World War II to resupply otherwise inaccessible troops, who themselves may have been airborne forces. In some cases, it is used to refer to the airborne assault itself. Early airdrops were conducted by pushing small crates with parachutes out of the aircraft's side cargo doors. Later cargo aircraft were designed with rear access ramps, lowerable in flight, that allowed large platforms to be rolled out the back. |
| lexicalization | eng: Air Drop |
| lexicalization | eng: airdrop |
| subclass of | (noun) the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news" bringing, delivery |
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| Czech | |
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| lexicalization | ces: výsadek |
| German | |
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| lexicalization | deu: Abwurf aus der Luft |
| lexicalization | deu: Abwurfaus der Luft |
| lexicalization | deu: Versorgung aus der Luft |
| lexicalization | deu: Fallschirmsprungoperation |
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| lexicalization | epo: paraŝutigo |
| French | |
| lexicalization | fra: largage |
| Croatian | |
| lexicalization | hrv: vazdušni desan |
| lexicalization | hrv: zračni desant |
| Indonesian | |
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| lexicalization | ind: penerjunan dengan payung |
| Italian | |
| lexicalization | ita: aviolancio |
| Korean | |
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| lexicalization | kor: 공중 투하하다 |
| lexicalization | kor: 공중 투하 |
| Polish | |
| has gloss | pol: Desantowanie - działanie wojsk obejmujące załadowanie wydzielonych sił i środków na określone rodzaje transportu (morskiego, powietrznego), przewóz (przelot) do nakazanego rejonu, przygotowanie i zabezpieczenie lądowania desantu w celu wykonania ustalonych zadań bojowych. |
| lexicalization | pol: Desantowanie |
| Castilian | |
| has gloss | spa: La entrega aérea, o lanzamiento con paracaídas (airdrop en inglés), es un tipo de puente aéreo (airlift en inglés) desarrollado durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial para reabastecer a tropas inaccesibles de otro modo, las que podrían haber sido fuerzas aerotransportadas. In some cases, it is used to refer to the airborne assault itself. Early airdrops were conducted by pushing small crates with parachutes out of the aircraft's side cargo doors. Later cargo aircraft were designed with rear access ramps, lowerable in flight, that allowed large platforms to be rolled out the back. |
| lexicalization | spa: Entrega aerea |
| lexicalization | spa: entrega aérea |
| Ukrainian | |
| has gloss | ukr: Десантува́ння — це перекидання повітрям повітряно-десантних, аеромобільних, посадочно-десантних з'єднань, частин і підрозділів в тил противника для виконання бойового завдання. |
| lexicalization | ukr: десантування |
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| similar | e/Airdrop |
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| media:img | Airdrop pallets.jpg |
| media:img | AirdropcloseJan18haiti edited.jpg |
| media:img | C-130 airdrop.jpg |
| media:img | C-17 airdrop.jpg |
| media:img | Desant TB-3.jpg |
| media:img | Opbushel.jpg |
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