airlift
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English
Etymology
From air + lift; compare sealift.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛə.lɪft/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
airlift (plural airlifts)
- The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.
- Such a flight.
- (archaeology) A pipe that is used to suck up objects from the sea bed.
Derived terms
Translations
the transportation of troops
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a flight
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Verb
airlift (third-person singular simple present airlifts, present participle airlifting, simple past and past participle airlifted)
- (transitive) To transport (troops etc) in an airlift.
- The mountaineer who fell down a crevasse had to be airlifted out.
- 2004 November 9, Bungie, Halo 2, spoken by Miranda Keyes (Julie Benz), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: Outskirts:
- My Pelicans are going to start airlifting armor and reinforcements into the city.