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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. Airhead can mean a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt, or an area in enemy territory or in threatened friendly territory, seized by airborne troops. Learn the origin, usage, and examples of this slang term.

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  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. 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.

  5. Airhead can mean a silly, unintelligent person or an area secured by airborne troops. Learn the slang, military, and Spanish meanings of airhead with examples and synonyms.

  6. 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.

  7. Airhead can mean a military term for an area secured by air, or a slang term for a person lacking intelligence or sense. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of airhead with examples.

  8. Definition of airhead noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.