(DoD) The unloading of personnel or materiel from aircraft in flight. See also air movement; free drop; free fall; high velocity drop; low velocity drop.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). airdrop. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/airdrop/definitions/1960257 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "airdrop" http://smartdefine.org/airdrop/definitions/1960257 (accessed September 23, 2026). |
| Harvard | Military Dictionary (DoD) 2011, airdrop, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/airdrop/definitions/1960257>. |
| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "airdrop" 4 April 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/airdrop/definitions/1960257> |