airborne
Off the ground
Airborne means carried through or suspended in the air.
Diseases spread by airborne transmission travel on droplets or particles.
Airborne particles float in atmosphere.
The word also describes troops or operations involving aircraft deployment: airborne divisions parachute into combat zones.
Once a plane leaves the ground, it's airborne: We'll be airborne in ten minutes.
Military aerial deployer
- parachuteDrag-creating descent device
- airdropParachute delivery from aircraft
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
- HALODelayed-deployment military jump
dropzone · freefall · chute · pathfinder · insertion · deployment · assault · regiment
Airborne transportation vehicle
- airplanePowered flying machine
- jetForced fluid stream
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- gliderUnpowered flying craft
pilot · cockpit · fuselage · propeller · turbulence · takeoff · landing · runway
Fine settled particles
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
- allergensImmune reaction triggers
- danderMicroscopic shed skin
mold · particulates · smog · soot · ash · pollution · haze · debris
Microscopic infectious agent
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- microbeMicroscopic living organism
- contagionDisease spread by contact
transmission · droplets · aerosol · respiratory · infection · influenza · tuberculosis · measles
Having no heft
- floatingStaying atop liquid
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- buoyantAble to float
- elevatedRaised above usual level
suspended · liberated · ungrounded · ethereal · light · drifting · effortless · exhilaration
Recreational freefall from aircraft
- paraglidingFoot-launched canopy flight
- hang-glidingUnpowered human flight sport
- wingsuitWearable gliding apparatus
- tandemSequential two-person arrangement
freefall · canopy · harness · thermal · soaring · gliding · updraft · parachutist
Floral reproductive grains
- beesWinged pollinators
- cross-pollinationFertilization between different plants
- pollinatorPollen-transferring organism
- flowerPlant's reproductive organ
stamen · anther · nectar · dispersal · fertilization · ragweed · grasses · allergy
paratrooper
Military aerial deployer
- parachuteDrag-creating descent device
- airdropParachute delivery from aircraft
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
HALO · dropzone · freefall · chute · pathfinder · insertion · deployment · assault · regiment · infantry
aircraft
Airborne transportation vehicle
- airplanePowered flying machine
- jetForced fluid stream
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
glider · pilot · cockpit · fuselage · propeller · turbulence · takeoff · landing · runway · hangar
dust
Fine settled particles
dander · mold · particulates · smog · soot · ash · pollution · haze · debris · contaminants
virus
Microscopic infectious agent
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- microbeMicroscopic living organism
contagion · transmission · droplets · aerosol · respiratory · infection · influenza · tuberculosis · measles · outbreak
weightless
Having no heft
elevated · suspended · liberated · ungrounded · ethereal · light · drifting · effortless · exhilaration · freedom
skydiving
Recreational freefall from aircraft
- paraglidingFoot-launched canopy flight
- hang-glidingUnpowered human flight sport
- wingsuitWearable gliding apparatus
tandem · freefall · canopy · harness · thermal · soaring · gliding · updraft · parachutist · balloon
pollen
Floral reproductive grains
- beesWinged pollinators
- cross-pollinationFertilization between different plants
- pollinatorPollen-transferring organism
flower · stamen · anther · nectar · dispersal · fertilization · ragweed · grasses · allergy · hayfever
- flight statusbooked, canceled, delayed, boarding, cancelled
- Motocrossmotocross, supercross, holeshot, whoops, whoop
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- travel termsnonstop, direct, airline, one-way, round-trip
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
- pandemiclockdowns, COVID-19, outbreak, epidemic, COVID
airbornegrounded
Stable and realistic
earthbound · ground-based · landed · on the ground · terrestrial
airbornegrounded
Stable and realistic
immobile · immobilized · stationary · docked · moored
- get airborne
- airborne pollutantsHarmful substances in air
- airborne diseasePathogen spread by inhalation
- airborne divisionMilitary unit dropped aerially
- airborne assaultAttack launched from aircraft
- airborne troopsSoldiers delivered by air