(airlifts, airlifting, airlifted)
1.
An airlift is an operation to move people, troops, or goods by air, especially in a war or when land routes are closed.
President Garcia has ordered an airlift of food, medicines and blankets.
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2.
If people, troops, or goods are airlifted somewhere, they are carried by air, especially in a war or when land routes are closed.
The injured were airlifted to hospital in Prestwick...
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