AIRLIFT

airlift, lift

(noun) transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

airlift, lift

(verb) fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; “Food is airlifted into Bosnia”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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.

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.

Source: Wiktionary



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