ALL meanings of boatlift
boat·lift
B b - noun boatlift an evacuation or rescue by boat 3
- noun boatlift a system of transporting by means of small boats, rafts, etc., as of refugees when official air or sea routes are blocked 3
- noun boatlift an operation in which large numbers of people or vast quantities of supplies are transported by ships or boats in an emergency. 1
- noun boatlift The (often clandestine) transportation of a large number of people or goods by boat, especially an exodus of people. 0
- noun boatlift (also boat lift) A mechanism for lifting boats from the water, or between water on different elevations. 0