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air·lift
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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.
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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.
Origin:
1940–45;
air
1
+
lift
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airlift
(ˈɛəˌlɪft)
—
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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airlift
"transportation of supplies by air," 1945, from
air
(1) +
lift
.
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