airlift supplies
1airlift — [er′lift΄] n. a system of transporting troops, supplies, etc. by aircraft, as when ground routes are blocked vt. to transport by airlift …
2airlift — (n.) also air lift, 1893 as a type of pumping device; 1945 in the sense transportation of supplies by air, from AIR (Cf. air) (n.1) + LIFT (Cf. lift) (n.). As a verb by 1949; popularized in reference to the response to the West Berlin blockade.… …
3airlift — ► NOUN ▪ an act of transporting supplies by aircraft, typically in an emergency …
4Airlift — For other uses, see Airlift (disambiguation). A large military cargo aircraft: the Lockheed C 5 Galaxy …
5airlift — [[t]e͟ə(r)lɪft[/t]] airlifts, airlifting, airlifted 1) N COUNT An airlift is an operation to move people, troops, or goods by air, especially in a war or when land routes are closed. President Garcia has ordered an airlift of food, medicines and… …
6airlift — /ˈɛəlɪft / (say airlift) noun 1. a system of transporting people, supplies, equipment, etc., by aircraft when surface routes are blocked, as during a military blockade, or at a time of national emergency. 2. the act or process of transporting… …
7airlift — 1. noun /ˈɛəlɪft/ a) The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency. b) Such a flight. 2. verb /ˈɛəlɪft/ To transport (troops etc) in an airli …
8airlift — air|lift [ˈeəˌlıft US ˈer ] n an occasion when people or supplies are taken to a place by plane, especially during a war or dangerous situation >airlift v [T] …
9airlift — noun (C) an act of taking people or things to an area by plane, when it is difficult or dangerous to use roads: airlifts of food supplies to famine areas airlift verb (T) …
10airlift — noun an act of transporting supplies by aircraft, typically in an emergency. verb transport by aircraft …
