airlift

air·lift  (ârlft)

n.

1. A system of transporting troops, civilian passengers, or supplies by air, as in an emergency or when surface routes are blocked.

2. A flight transporting troops, civilian passengers, or supplies under such conditions.

v. air·lift·ed, air·lift·ing, air·lifts

v.tr.

To transport in an airlift.

v.intr.

To transport troops, civilian passengers, or supplies in an airlift.

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airlift [ˈɛəˌlɪft]

n

(Engineering / Aeronautics) the transportation by air of passengers, troops, cargo, etc., esp when other routes are blocked

vb

(Engineering / Aeronautics) (tr) to transport by an airlift

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	airlift - transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) lift transfer, transferral, transportation, conveyance, transport - the act of moving something from one location to another
Verb	1.	airlift - fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; "Food is airlifted into Bosnia" lift fly - transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"

Translations

airlift [ˈɛəlɪft]

A. N → puente m aéreo

B. VT → aerotransportar, transportar por avión

airlift [ˈɛə^rlɪft]

n → pont m aérien
an airlift of food and medicines → un pont aérien transportant des vivres et des médicaments

vt

(also bring in) [+ food, supplies] → acheminer par pont aérien

(= evacuate) [+ person, refugees] → évacuer par pont aérien
They were airlifted to safety
BUT Ils ont été transférés en lieu sûr par pont aérien.

airlift in

vt sep [+ food, supplies] → acheminer par pont aérien

airlift out

vt sep [+ person, refugees] → évacuer par pont aérien

airlift [ˈɛəˌlɪft] n → ponte m aereo