[
UK
/ˈeəlɪft/
]
[ US /ˈɛɹˌɫɪft/ ]
[ US /ˈɛɹˌɫɪft/ ]
VERB
-
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
Food is airlifted into Bosnia
NOUN
- transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
How To Use airlift In A Sentence
- A helicopter airlifted him back to his mother. Times, Sunday Times
- This would mean that the districts would be more accessible and food supplies could reach them by road as well instead of having them airlifted which is more expensive. News
- And the airlift was the beginning of a better relationship, and finally, we developed a friendship with the Americans. Daring Young Men
- The third airlift was a total disaster, with bundles dropping into enemy hands and planes and gliders crash-landing throughout the area.
- A helicopter airlifted him back to his mother. Times, Sunday Times
- Civilian trap in the beleaguer city has been airlifted to safety.
- The airlifting of airmobile elements under these conditions will more frequently than not be over small distances for which reason it is advisable for them to have a limited number of army aircraft and heavy combat equipment.
- On Thursday, salvors started moving the marine gas oil into containers on the ship, then airlifting these by helicopter to shore, where it is decanted into a big roadside tanker.
- Dame Thora - also known as the face of Stannah stairlifts - has continued acting despite becoming increasingly frail.
- A megabase with three rings of security, Bagram serves as a kind of clearinghouse where troops are processed and then airlifted to their frontline positions. Life At Bagram