/ Dictionary / Index A airborne: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: air•borne Pronunciation: (âr'bôrn", -bōrn"), [key] — adj. carried by the air, as pollen or dust. in flight; aloft: The plane was airborne by six o'clock. (of ground forces) carried in airplanes or gliders: airborne infantry. (of an aircraft) supported entirely by the atmosphere; flying. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: airborne (Thesaurus) airboat airborne alert Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language