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
- 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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