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    airhead
    /ˈɛːhɛd/

    noun

    • 1. a base close to the area of active operations where supplies and troops can be received and evacuated by air.

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  2. noun [ C ] informal uk / ˈeə.hed / us / ˈer.hed / Add to word list. a stupid person: She's such an airhead. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly people. berk. birdbrain. blithering idiot. blockhead. blunderer. dumb-ass. dummy. dunce. dunderhead. eejit. mutt. need your head examined idiom. nimrod. nincompoop. simpleton.

  3. Learn the two meanings of airhead: an area secured by airborne troops and a mindless or stupid person. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

  4. Airhead definition: a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt. See examples of AIRHEAD used in a sentence.

  5. Airhead is a military term for a base inside hostile territory where supplies and troops can be kept, and from where soldiers can more safely fly in and out of the area. This 1950s-era meaning comes from the form of the military term beachhead — the slang term is from the 1970s.

  6. Airhead can mean a military base secured by air, or a slang term for a stupid or frivolous person. Learn the origin, usage, and pronunciation of this word from Collins Dictionary.

  7. Learn the different meanings of the word airhead, from a silly and unintelligent person to an area seized in warfare by airborne troops. See examples, synonyms, and origin of the term.

  8. Jun 2, 2024 · airhead (plural airheads) ( military) An area of hostile territory that has been seized for use as an airbase to ensure the further safe landing of troops and materiel . (by extension) A (usually temporary) landing area for aircraft for supplying a non-military operation.