Meaning of AIRLIFT
Pronunciation: | | 'ehr`lift
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- [n] transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
- [v] fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
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| Synonyms: | | lift, lift |
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| See Also: | | Berlin airlift, conveyance, fly, transfer, transferral, transportation | |
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| Related Terms: | | aeroplane, air express, airfreight, airplane, asportation, balloon, be airborne, bearing, carriage, carry, carrying, cartage, conveyance, cruise, drayage, drift, expressage, ferriage, ferry, flight, flit, fly, freight, freightage, glide, haulage, hauling, hop, hover, hydroplane, jet, jump, lighterage, lugging, navigate, packing, portage, porterage, railway express, run, sail, sailplane, seaplane, shipment, shipping, soar, solo, take the air, take wing, telpherage, test flight, toting, transport, transportation, transshipment, trip, truckage, volplane, waft, waftage, wagonage, wing |
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