Dropsite
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A site where something (such as paratroopers or supplies, or electronic data) is dropped (especially airdropped).
"Though the grazing provided the roughage component of the animal ration, the grain component was supplied along the route of march at dropsites and included grain and barley, separately packed, 40 pounds in a double-strength burlap bag. Concerning the supply to the Chinese 38th Division during the Hukawng Valley operations, the liaison veterinary officer reported: Cracked barley and grain were air dropped and fed on the basis of six pounds of the former and ..."
Example
More examples"Though the grazing provided the roughage component of the animal ration, the grain component was supplied along the route of march at dropsites and included grain and barley, separately packed, 40 pounds in a double-strength burlap bag. Concerning the supply to the Chinese 38th Division during the Hukawng Valley operations, the liaison veterinary officer reported: Cracked barley and grain were air dropped and fed on the basis of six pounds of the former and ..."
Etymology
From drop + site.
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