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View usage for: (eəʳlɪft) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense airlifts, present participle airlifting, past tense, past participle airlifted1. countable nounAn airlift is an operation to move people, troops, or goods by air, especially in a war or when land routes are closed. The UK and the USA organized an airlift of supplies. [+ of] 2. verbIf 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. [be VERB-ed + to] The government is trying to replenish supplies by airlifting food. [VERB noun] airlift in British English (ˈɛəˌlɪft) noun1. the transportation by air of passengers, troops, cargo, etc, esp when other routes are blocked verb2. (transitive) to transport by an airlift airlift in American English (ˈɛrˌlɪft) noun1. a system of transporting troops, supplies, etc. by aircraft, as when ground routes are blocked verb transitive2. to transport by airlift Examples of 'airlift' in a sentenceairlift More than 30 soldiers were airlifted to hospital.A helicopter airlifted him back to his mother.The man, airlifted to hospital, was critical but expected to survive.He was rescued by helicopter and airlifted to hospital.She was then airlifted by helicopter to a hospital in Boulogne.Everyone bands together to get him out, before the poor guy is airlifted by helicopter to hospital.I just woke up in hospital after being airlifted by helicopter.A coastguard was lowered to his aid before a helicopter airlifted him to hospital.A third soldier was airlifted by helicopter off the mountainside and remains in hospital in a serious condition.A helicopter airlifted him to hospital.Another man was airlifted to hospital from the harbour yesterday (above).She had to be airlifted back home, and nearly died, but insisted on carrying on with the project.A man and a woman have died and another man was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition afteran avalanche in the Highlands.A MAN was airlifted to hospital after getting his legs caught in a potato grading machine.A MAN was airlifted to hospital after being seriously hurt in a crash between two jet skis. In other languagesairlift British English: airlift NOUN An airlift is an operation to move people or goods by air. The president ordered an airlift of food, medicines, and blankets. - American English: airlift
- Brazilian Portuguese: transporte aéreo
- Chinese: 空运
- European Spanish: puente aéreo
- French: pont aérien
- German: Luftbrücke
- Italian: ponte aereo
- Japanese: 空輸
- Korean: 공수
- European Portuguese: transporte aéreo
- Latin American Spanish: puente aéreo
British English: airlift VERB 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. - American English: airlift
- Brazilian Portuguese: transportar por via aérea
- Chinese: 空运
- European Spanish: transportar por avión
- French: évacuer par avion
- German: über eine Luftbrücke befördern
- Italian: aerotrasportare
- Japanese: 空輸する
- Korean: 공수하다
- European Portuguese: transportar por via aérea
- Latin American Spanish: transportar por avión
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