airlift
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noun Also, air lift.
1.
a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, especially in an emergency.
2.
the persons or cargo so transported.
3.
the act or process of transporting such a load.
4.
a pump for raising liquids by the pressure of air forced into the pump chamber.
verb (used with object)
5.
to transport (persons or cargo) by airlift.
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adjective
6.
of or pertaining to an airlift or airlifts: to increase the army's airlift capacity.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the transportation by air of passengers, troops, cargo, etc, esp when other routes are blocked |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to transport by an airlift |
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Example sentences
Airlift is a flexible, but expensive, transportation method.
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