(DoD) The dropping of equipment or supplies from an aircraft without the use of parachutes. See also airdrop; air movement; 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). free drop. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/free_drop/definitions/1961844 |
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