airliftnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈeə.lɪft/us/ˈer.lɪft/an operation organized to move supplies or people by aircraft to or from a place that is difficult to reach because of war, a flood, etc.
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Air travel: aviation
- aerial
- aero-
- aerobatics
- Air Miles
- air-dash
- airspeed
- baggage allowance
- bail
- bank
- bomber
- buzz
- crash-land
- FAA
- flight
- flight simulator
- fly
- lane
- slipstream
- throttle
- throttle (sth) back/down
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airlift
verb [ T ] ukus
Over 10,000 refugees were airlifted out of the region.