misdrop

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ drop

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /mɪsˈdɹɒp/
• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪsdɹɒp/

Verb

misdrop (third-person singular simple present misdrops, present participle misdropping, simple past and past participle misdropped)

1. To drop (especially, to airdrop) incorrectly or in the wrong place.
   • 2007, George Henry Bennett, Destination Normandy: Three American Regiments on D-Day, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 104:

     Nine C-47s from the 53rd Transport Command Squadron had managed to misdrop the entire Headquarters Company of the Third Battalion along with 55 equipment bundles containing machine guns, mortars, ammunition, rations, maps, demolitions equipment, and medical supplies. Sometime after 2:38 AM on June 6, Captain Leroy Brummitt, first man of his stick of paratroopers, found himself lost and alone.

Noun

misdrop (plural misdrops)

1. An incorrect or misplaced drop (especially an airdrop of bombs, supplies, or paratroopers).
   • 2008, Stephen E. Wright, The Last Drop: Operation Varsity, March 24-25, 1945, Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 225:

     Much conjecture has arisen about the reasons for the misdrop. The pilots had been given plenty of flying time to become familiar with the C-46, but the opportunities to fly in tight formation were somewhat lacking. This may well have been one of the reasons for the milling about as the aircraft approached the Rhine.

Anagrams

• promdis, promis'd