Airlift
a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, especially in an emergency.
the persons or cargo so transported.
the act or process of transporting such a load.
a pump for raising liquids by the pressure of air forced into the pump chamber.
to transport (persons or cargo) by airlift.
of or relating to an airlift or airlifts:
to increase the army’s airlift capacity.
contemporary examples
“air refueling and airlift -ssets were the literal pinch i am describing here,” the official said.
first u.s. stealth jet attack on syria cost more than indian mission to mars dave majumdar september 23, 2014
that was when “instinct kicked in,” said chief master sergeant james ross, a friend and fellow airman from the 152nd airlift wing.
nevada teacher mike landsberry survived war. he was killed in cl-ss. jacob siegel october 22, 2013
so after a year of record killings, an ambitious rescue effort is underway to airlift the great beasts to safety.
south africa’s great rhino airlift nina strochlic august 16, 2014
“we don’t have any trains or direct buses,” said u.s. marshal pickering as he explained the airlift procedure.
madoff secretary annette bongiorno jailed over ponzi millions allan dodds frank december 20, 2010
historical examples
how long do you think it’d take, with the equipment you have, to airlift all of jonkvank’s loyal troops into the city?
ullr uprising henry beam piper
an airlift of supplies dropped by parachute was being organized.
prologue to an -n-logue leigh richmond
the need to respond on a moment’s notice adds to the value of airlift and prepositioned ships.
shock and awe harlan k. ullman
the soviet effort to capture berlin by blockade was thwarted by the courageous allied airlift.
state of the union addresses of harry s. truman harry s. truman
it looked as helpless as isolated berlin did before the first airlift proved what men and planes could do in the way of transport.
sp-ce tug murray leinster
noun
the transportation by air of p-ssengers, troops, cargo, etc, esp when other routes are blocked
verb
(transitive) to transport by an airlift
n.
also air-lift, 1893 as a type of pumping device; 1945 in the sense “transportation of supplies by air,” from air (n.1) + lift (n.). as a verb by 1949; popularized in reference to the response to the west berlin blockade. related: air-lifted; air-lifting.
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