airlift

air·lift

noun \ˈer-ˌlift\

Definition of AIRLIFT

: a system of transporting cargo or passengers by aircraft often to or from an otherwise inaccessible area

— airlift transitive verb

Examples of AIRLIFT

1. an emergency airlift to deliver supplies to the famine victims

First Known Use of AIRLIFT

1943

Rhymes with AIRLIFT

adrift, blueshift, chairlift, dead lift, downshift, face-lift, forklift, frameshift, gearshift, makeshift, redshift, sealift, shape-shift, shoplift, short shrift, ski lift, snowdrift, spendthrift, spindrift, split shift, stick shift, swing shift, uplift, upshift