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airlift

noun
/ˈɛə.lɪft/UK

Etymology

From air + lift; compare sealift.

  1. derived from *lewp-✻ — “to peel, break off, damage”
  2. inherited from *luftuz✻ — “roof, sky, air”
  3. inherited from *luftu✻
  4. inherited from lyft — “atmosphere, air”
  5. inherited from lifte
  6. compounded as airlift — “air + lift”

Definitions

  1. The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.

  2. Such a flight.

  3. A pipe that is used to suck up objects from the sea bed.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To transport (troops etc) in an airlift.

      • The mountaineer who fell down a crevasse had to be airlifted out.
      • My Pelicans are going to start airlifting armor and reinforcements into the city.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA