ALL meanings of airlift
air·lift
A a - countable noun airlift An airlift is an operation to move people, troops, or goods by air, especially in a war or when land routes are closed. 3
- verb airlift If people, troops, or goods are airlifted somewhere, they are carried by air, especially in a war or when land routes are closed. 3
- noun airlift the transportation by air of passengers, troops, cargo, etc, esp when other routes are blocked 3
- verb airlift to transport by an airlift 3
- noun airlift a system of transporting troops, supplies, etc. by aircraft, as when ground routes are blocked 3
- verb transitive airlift to transport by airlift 3
- noun airlift An act of transporting supplies by aircraft, typically in a blockade or other emergency. 1
- transitive verb airlift carry or rescue by aircraft 1
- noun airlift transportation by air 1
- noun airlift a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, especially in an emergency. 1
- noun airlift the persons or cargo so transported. 1
- noun airlift the act or process of transporting such a load. 1
- noun airlift a pump for raising liquids by the pressure of air forced into the pump chamber. 1
- verb with object airlift to transport (persons or cargo) by airlift. 1
- adjective airlift of or relating to an airlift or airlifts: to increase the army's airlift capacity. 1
- noun airlift The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency. 0
- noun airlift Such a flight. 0
- noun airlift (archaeology) A pipe that is used to suck up objects from the sea bed. 0
- verb airlift (Transitive Verb) To transport (troops etc) in an airlift. 0