paradropping
Falling from aircraft
Paradropping is the delivery of personnel or supplies by parachute from aircraft.
Military operations paradrop troops into combat zones; humanitarian missions paradrop food and medical supplies to disaster areas.
The term emphasizes the act of dropping rather than the descent: The army paradropped reinforcements behind enemy lines.
Traveling through air
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
- dropzoneAerial delivery target area
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
stick · chalk · rigging · extraction · infiltration · assault · invasion · battalion
Unimpeded downward motion
- HALODelayed-deployment military jump
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- altimeterInstrument measuring elevation
deployment · harness · jumpsuit · packing · toggles · flare · landing · chute
Unimpeded downward motion
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- descendMove to lower position
plummet · canopy · altitude · gravity · aerodynamics · flare · touchdown · landing
airborne
Traveling through air
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
- dropzoneAerial delivery target area
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
deployment · stick · chalk · rigging · extraction · infiltration · assault · invasion · battalion · brigade
freefall
Unimpeded downward motion
- HALODelayed-deployment military jump
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
altimeter · deployment · harness · jumpsuit · packing · toggles · flare · landing · chute · reserve
freefall
Unimpeded downward motion
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
descend · plummet · canopy · altitude · gravity · aerodynamics · flare · touchdown · landing · stabilize
skydiving
Recreational freefall from aircraft
- tandemSequential two-person arrangement
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
skydiver · dropzone · goggles · jumpsuit · altimeter · canopy · freefall · formation · wingsuit · boogie
relief
Easing of distress
- aidSupport given freely
- suppliesResources for a task
- evacuationRemoval from danger
disaster · rescue · medevac · lifeline · crisis · survival · stranded · remote · inaccessible · cargo
paradroppingground assault
Attack by foot soldiers
amphibious landing · beach landing · marching · truck transport · rail transport
drop, dropping, parachute, parachutes, parachuted, parachuting, airdrop, paratrooper, parachutist