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

1945

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