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Meaning of AIRLIFT

Pronunciation:  'ehr`lift

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
  2. [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
 
 See Also: Berlin airlift, conveyance, fly, transfer, transferral, transportation

 

 

Thesaurus Terms
 
 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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