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Definition 2024
airlift
airlift
English
Noun
airlift (plural airlifts)
- The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.
- Such a flight.
- (archaeology) A pipe that is used to suck up objects from the sea bed.
Translations
the transportation of troops
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a flight
Verb
airlift (third-person singular simple present airlifts, present participle airlifting, simple past and past participle airlifted)
- (transitive) To transport (troops etc) in an airlift.