<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>carried by the air, as pollen or dust.</li><li>in flight; aloft: The plane was airborne by six o'clock.</li><li>Military: (of ground forces) carried in airplanes or gliders: airborne infantry.</li><li>Aeronautics: (of an aircraft) supported entirely by the atmosphere; flying.</li></ul>