airdrop

Everyday

1. An airdrop is sending food, medicine or other supplies by dropping them from an aircraft, often by parachute. tree →
2. To airdrop something is to drop it from a plane to people on the ground. tree →
3. (computers, AirDrop) AirDrop is an Apple feature for sending photos or files to a nearby device; people say «airdrop it to me». tree →

In the lessons

Used in news about disasters and wars (aid airdropped to people cut off), in history (the Berlin airlift), in video games, and in everyday tech talk.

Examples

• The army made an airdrop of food to the flooded villages. tree →
• Medicine was airdropped to the cut-off town. tree →
• Parachutes slowed the boxes in the airdrop. tree →
• In the game, an airdrop brings new supplies. tree →
• Can you airdrop me that photo? tree →
• Airdrops can help when roads are blocked by snow. tree →

Note

Double «p» in «airdropped», «airdropping». As the Apple brand it is written «AirDrop». Safety: only accept AirDrop files from people you know.