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boatlift

noun

Etymology

From boat + lift.

  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 boatlift — “boat + lift”

Definitions

  1. The (often clandestine) transportation of a large number of people or amount of goods by…

    The (often clandestine) transportation of a large number of people or amount of goods by boat, especially an exodus of people.

  2. Alternative form of boat lift (“mechanism used for raising and lowering boats on a canal…

    Alternative form of boat lift (“mechanism used for raising and lowering boats on a canal vertically from one water level to another”).

  3. To transport (a large exodus of people, etc.) by boat.

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