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heavy-lift, a.
Brit. |ˈhɛvɪlɪft|, U.S. |ˈhɛvɪˌlɪft|
[‹ heavy adj.1 + lift n.2]
Of a vehicle, its potential, or performance: capable of lifting or transporting extremely heavy loads.
1919N.Y. Times 31 Jan. 11/1 For pieces or packages in excess of 4,480 pounds each, customary heavy lift scale to be added. 1954Washington Post 20 Aug. 26 (advt.) These new heavy-lift transports return the U. S. flag to the fore in North Atlantic air trade. 1969Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 227/1 Heavy-lift-cranes with lifting-up-capacities of..25 tons. 1979Time 29 Oct. 18 The Marines also want..33 heavy-lift and attack helicopters. 1987M. McConnell Challenger iii. 38 The agency committed itself ever more firmly to the concept of a dependable heavy-lift space freight service. 1994Canad. Sailings 12 Dec. 46/3 Those cranes were erected in China and moved across the North Pacific on a heavylift vessel, ready to roll ashore. |