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airlift

[air-lift] / ˈɛərˌlɪft /
NOUN
transit
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VERB
transport
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We were running this airlift, like small propeller planes with eight seats, trying to get more than 100 people back to the mainland before twilight hits because they don’t have lighting on the runway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The United Nations is planning an airlift of some 2,000 relief kits to Jamaica from a supply station in Barbados once air travel is possible.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

The paramedic then worked with fire personnel on the ground to secure the patient in a rescue basket and airlift him to a local trauma center.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

"We're deploying @CanadianForces resources, evacuations support, and more emergency wildfire resources to the province immediately -- and we're coordinating firefighting and airlift assistance," Mr Trudeau said on X.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024

The Mancinis, who were away at the beach, didn’t even know that the airlift would be that day.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez



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