What does airborne mean?

Definition

Up in the air and flying, having left the ground.

Example sentences

• The helicopter tour over the canyon was amazing, but my stomach dropped as soon as we were airborne.🔊

  The helicopter tour over the canyon was amazing, but my stomach dropped as soon as we were airborne.

• How does a glider stay airborne for hours with no engine? It makes no sense to me.🔊

  How does a glider stay airborne for hours with no engine? It makes no sense to me.

airborne in other languages

• In Portuguese
• In French
• In Japanese