airlift

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