airborne vs headlong

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. 

headlong

adj
  • Rushing forward without restraint. 

  • Precipitous. 

  • Reckless, impetuous. 

  • Plunging downwards head foremost. 

adv
  • With an unrestrained forward motion. 

  • Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; in haste, hastily. 

  • With the head first or down. 

verb
  • To precipitate. 

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