Word: airdrop
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: air
drop
Definition: The act of delivering goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
Morphemes:
Affix: air
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀήρ
Language: grc
Decoded: aer
Meaning: wind, atmosphere
Affix: drop
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An instance of making a delivery of people, supplies, or things, especially by parachute out of an aircraft (an airdrop), but also by truck, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dropa
Language: ang
Decoded: dropa
Meaning: a drop
Affix: -ian
Language: ang
Decoded: -ian
Meaning: suffix forming verbs from adjectives and nouns