airborne

[ air-bawrn, -bohrn ]

/ ˈɛərˌbɔrn, -ˌboʊrn /

carried by the air, as pollen or dust.

in flight; aloft: The plane was airborne by six o'clock.

Military. (of ground forces) carried in airplanes or gliders: airborne infantry.

Aeronautics. (of an aircraft) supported entirely by the atmosphere; flying.

Origin of airborne

First recorded in 1635–45; air¹ + borne¹

President Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne Division to force Faubus to admit the students to Central High School.

The ‘No Child’ Rewrite Threatens Your Kids’ Future |Jonah Edelman |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
The NYPD remained his ultimate goal as he went to work as a carrier for Airborne Express/DHL and then as a school safety officer.

In The Shadow of Murdered Cops |Michael Daly |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There is no evidence that airborne Ebola exists anywhere outside of fear-mongering headlines.

George Will, Fox News, and the Beginning of an Ebola Conspiracy |Russell Saunders |October 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will implied in an interview that Ebola may be airborne.

George Will, Fox News, and the Beginning of an Ebola Conspiracy |Russell Saunders |October 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Third, the virus could not be found in sputum, further supporting the clear observation that airborne spread does not occur.

Did One Liberian Prostitute Give Ebola to Eight Soldiers? |Kent Sepkowitz |October 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When the ship's airborne and out of reach of help, they'll break out their guns and take her.

The Cosmic Computer |Henry Beam Piper
We remained at Love Field until she administered the oath and the plane was airborne.

Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
"I'll have you and the Lady Dallona airborne and off for Ghamma as soon as you wish," he promised.

Last Enemy |Henry Beam Piper
Harry Hopkins suggested that "we be ready to put an airborne division into Berlin two hours after the collapse of Germany."

The Invisible Government |Dan Smoot
After the President's plane was airborne, we left and came back to the city hall.

Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

airborne

/ (ˈɛəˌbɔːn) /

conveyed by or through the air

(of aircraft) flying; in the air