supply drop

Parachuted cargo package

A supply drop is a delivery of provisions or equipment, typically by aircraft to troops or civilians in areas difficult to reach by ground.

The supplies are parachuted or air-dropped to the destination: The humanitarian supply drop brought food and medicine to the flood zone.

In video games, a supply drop is a container of weapons, gear, or rewards that appears during gameplay, often at random locations on the map.

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helicopter · air support · relief · rations · ammunition · provisions · loot · battleground · war zone · military · special ops · flare · coordinates · survival · package · care package · humanitarian · aid

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delivery direction/method

supply droptruck convoy

Group of haulers traveling together

supply convoy · rail transport · supply train · hand carry

provisioning vs. extraction

supply dropextraction

Act of removing

evacuation · medevac · exfiltration · retrieval · pickup

giving vs. taking resources

supply dropblockade

Sealing off a place

seizure · confiscation · embargo · siege · looting

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G