Airdrop
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Airdrop is a noun meaning The act of delivering goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
Meaning
The act of delivering goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
More Meanings
- (cryptocurrencies) The distribution of free tokens to help bootstrap a new cryptocurrency.
- (transitive, intransitive) To deliver goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
- (cryptocurrencies, transitive, intransitive) To distribute free tokens to help bootstrap a new cryptocurrency.
- Alternative letter-case form of AirDrop.
Example Sentences
But Facebook is also likely to carry out what’s known in cryptocurrency circles as an “air drop”, handing out small amounts of currency for free in an effort to kickstart the ecosystem.
The Mako is powered by a sealed hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell, and includes a small element zero core. While not large enough to nullify the vehicle’s mass, the core can reduce it enough to be safely air-dropped.
Word Forms
- airdrops
- air-drop
- airdropping
- airdropped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include landing, parachute, infliction, drop, airlift, airmails.
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