airborne vs flying

airborne

adj
  • In or carried by the air. 

  • Fitted to an aircraft. 

  • In flight. 

  • Transported by air in an aircraft. 

noun
  • Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter. 

flying

adj
  • That flies or can fly. 

  • Not secured by yards. 

  • Capable of foiling. 

  • Capable of speed 

  • Designating a cattle brand consisting of a letter extended on both sides with tilde-like curved lines. 

  • Brief or hurried. 

noun
  • The action of sustained hydrodynamic lift on hydrofoils lifting the vessel hull lifted out of the water, for sustained motion across water. 

  • The action or process of sustained motion through the air. 

  • An act of flight. 

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