noun, verb
noun an operation to take people, soldiers, food, etc. to or from an area by plane, especially in an emergency or when roads are closed or dangerous:
an airlift of food and medical supplies to the besieged city
verb [VN] to take sb/sth to or from an area by plane, especially in an emergency or when roads are closed or dangerous:
Two casualties were airlifted to safety. * Over 200 residents were airlifted off the island.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for airlift is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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