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Audio Help [air-lift] Pronunciation Key –noun Also, air lift.
–verb (used with object)
–adjective
| 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. |
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v. air·lift·ed, air·lift·ing, air·lifts v. tr. To transport in an airlift. v. intr. To transport troops, civilian passengers, or supplies in an airlift. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| airlift | |
noun | |
| 1. | transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) |
verb | |
| 1. | fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈairlift noun
an operation to move cargo or people, carried out by air
See also: air, air force, air hostess, air letter, aircraft carrier, air pollution, air-gun, air-lock, air-pump, air-raid, airbag, airborne, aircraft, airfield, airily, airing, airless, airline, airliner, airmail, airman, airplane, airport, airship, airtight, airway, airy, air-conditioned, air-conditioner, air-conditioning, on the air, put on airs / give oneself airs, "airlift" in any language
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