noun
- plural of paradrop; the delivery of troops, supplies, or equipment by parachute from aircraft
Usage: military term
verb
- third-person singular present tense of paradrop; to deliver by parachute from an aircraft
Usage: military term
Examples
- The military conducted several paradrops of supplies to the isolated region.
- During the operation, the unit paradrops soldiers behind enemy lines.
- Historical paradrops in World War II were crucial to the success of the invasion.
- The aircraft paradrops food and medical aid to disaster victims.
- Paradrops require careful planning and precise timing.
- Special forces regularly train for paradrops in difficult terrain.