[air-lift] 
| 1. | a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, esp. 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. |
| 5. | to transport (persons or cargo) by airlift. |
| 6. | of or pertaining to an airlift or airlifts: to increase the army's airlift capacity. |
| air·lift (âr'lĭft') n.
v. tr. To transport in an airlift. v. intr. To transport troops, civilian passengers, or supplies in an airlift. |
