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Synonyms for airlift


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : air-lift
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛərˌlɪft



Définition of airlift

Origin :
  • also air-lift, 1893 as a type of pumping device; 1945 in the sense "transportation of supplies by air," from air (n.1) + lift (n.). As a verb by 1949; popularized in reference to the response to the West Berlin blockade. Related: Air-lifted; air-lifting.
  • noun transit
  • verb transport
Example sentences :
  • An airlift of supplies dropped by parachute was being organized.
  • Extract from : « Prologue to an Analogue » by Leigh Richmond
  • The Soviet effort to capture Berlin by blockade was thwarted by the courageous Allied airlift.
  • Extract from : « State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman » by Harry S. Truman
  • It looked as helpless as isolated Berlin did before the first airlift proved what men and planes could do in the way of transport.
  • Extract from : « Space Tug » by Murray Leinster
  • How long do you think it'd take, with the equipment you have, to airlift all of Jonkvank's loyal troops into the city?
  • Extract from : « Ullr Uprising » by Henry Beam Piper
  • The need to respond on a moment's notice adds to the value of airlift and prepositioned ships.
  • Extract from : « Shock and Awe » by Harlan K. Ullman

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