: a system of transporting cargo or passengers by aircraft often to or from an otherwise inaccessible area
airlift
transitive verb
Examples of airlift in a Sentence
an emergency airlift to deliver supplies to the famine victims
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Graham offered his thanks to the South Dakota governor and the business leaders who donated warm clothing for Friday's airlift mission carried out onboard a Black Hawk helicopter, according to a release.
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Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
More than 300 emergency airlift operations have been completed using helicopters from private businesses, individuals, and nonprofit organizations, as well as two Chinook helicopters from the Army National Guard.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Oct. 2024
The United States had helped organize D-Day, built the first atomic bomb, fed millions of people amid the ruins of Europe and Asia, rescued Western Europe with the Marshall Plan, and overcome a Soviet blockade with the Berlin airlift.
—Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
Officials also were approving airlifts of IV fluids from overseas manufacturing plants to address shortages stemming from the closure of the Baxter plant, the New York Times reported.
—Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
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Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
More than 300 emergency airlift operations have been completed using helicopters from private businesses, individuals, and nonprofit organizations, as well as two Chinook helicopters from the Army National Guard.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Oct. 2024
The United States had helped organize D-Day, built the first atomic bomb, fed millions of people amid the ruins of Europe and Asia, rescued Western Europe with the Marshall Plan, and overcome a Soviet blockade with the Berlin airlift.
—Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
Officials also were approving airlifts of IV fluids from overseas manufacturing plants to address shortages stemming from the closure of the Baxter plant, the New York Times reported.
—Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Airlift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airlift. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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airlift
noun
air·lift
ˈa(ə)r-ˌlift 
ˈe(ə)r-
: a system of transporting cargo or passengers by aircraft to or from an area otherwise impossible to reach
airlift
verb
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