Meanings
adjectiveheliborne (not comparable)
alternative heli-borne
- not comparablegovernmentTransported by helicopter.
The Israelis manned their fighting positions, certain they would be facing, at most, a few dozen heliborne commandos.
1987, Jerry Asher, Eric M Hammel, Duel for the Golan
Origin
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APA
heliborne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliborne
MLA
“heliborne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliborne. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heliborne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliborne.
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