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Definition of airlift verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

airlift

verb
 
/ˈeəlɪft/
 
/ˈerlɪft/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they airlift
 
/ˈeəlɪft/
 
/ˈerlɪft/
he / she / it airlifts
 
/ˈeəlɪfts/
 
/ˈerlɪfts/
past simple airlifted
 
/ˈeəlɪftɪd/
 
/ˈerlɪftɪd/
past participle airlifted
 
/ˈeəlɪftɪd/
 
/ˈerlɪftɪd/
-ing form airlifting
 
/ˈeəlɪftɪŋ/
 
/ˈerlɪftɪŋ/
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  1. airlift somebody/something to take somebody/something to or from an area by aircraft, especially in an emergency or when roads are closed or dangerous
    • Two casualties were airlifted to safety.
    • Over 200 residents were airlifted off the island.
    Topics The environmentc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAirlift is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • helicopter
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See airlift in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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