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Instead, the rescuers requested an airlift evacuation. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Rescuers Airlift Man Off Mt. Hood With Tricky Chinook Helicopter Maneuver," 17 July 2018 Rather than scuba gear, the divers use hookahs attached to small fishing boats for breathing and then dive down with the airlift. — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, "Northern California divers try to save abalone population — with a giant sea urchin vacuum," 5 Apr. 2018 In 1973 C-5s were the backbone of an emergency airlift of supplies to Israel, which had been the victim of a surprise attack by its Arab neighbors. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Why the C-5 Galaxy Is Such a Badass Plane," 18 July 2018 Together the two campaigns formed the largest airlift in history. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Why the C-5 Galaxy Is Such a Badass Plane," 18 July 2018 Ryan set up a GoFundMe page to pay for the airlift back to the United States and other medical expenses. — Kelsey Mo, azcentral, "UA student recounts sudden paralysis during trip to Spain," 3 July 2018 An airlift plan would be difficult because the cave stretches under a mountainside for up to 6 miles and varies in elevation. — Benjamin Brown, Fox News, "Thai youth soccer team could have to dive out of caves or wait months to be rescued," 3 July 2018 First delivered to the Air Force in 1956, the C-130 remains one of the service's most important airlift platforms. — Barbara Starr And Zachary Cohen, CNN, "US bombers changed course after North Korea threatened Trump summit," 18 May 2018 Head wounds sent Matt to a hospital in Juneau via airlift. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, "Alaskan Bush People Star Solomon 'Bear' Brown Is 'Doing Well' After Scratching Eye in the Woods," 17 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'airlift.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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