airlift
noun
- dredging device
- act or process of transportation by airlift
verb
- to transport in an airlift
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɛə.lɪft/
noun
Etymology: From air + lift; compare sealift.
- The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.
- Such a flight.
- A pipe that is used to suck up objects from the sea bed.
verb
Etymology: From air + lift; compare sealift.
- To transport (troops etc) in an airlift.
“The mountaineer who fell down a crevasse had to be airlifted out.”
“My Pelicans are going to start airlifting armor and reinforcements into the city.”