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paradrop

[ par-uh-drop ]

noun

paradropped, paradropping.

paradrop

/ ˈæəˌɒ /

noun

  1. the delivery of personnel or equipment from an aircraft by parachute
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of paradrop1

First recorded in 1945–50; para- 3 + drop
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Embarrassed by the concerted howling of Arab and African leftists against the U.S.-Belgian paradrop on Stanleyville, Spaak and MacArthur pressured Tshombe to improve his reputation in Africa.

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