Meaning

3 senses
  1. The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.

    Luftbrücke

    возду́шный мостvozdúšnyj most, возду́шные перево́зкиvozdúšnyje perevózki

    transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

  2. Such a flight.

    Luftbrücke, Luftbrückenflug

    возду́шный мостvozdúšnyj most

  3. A pipe that is used to suck up objects from the sea bed.

    эрли́фтerlíft

Examples

16 sentences
  1. Tom has been airlifted to a hospital in Boston.

    Тома забрали вертольотом до лікарні в Бостоні.

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  2. Tom was airlifted to the hospital.

    ruТома по воздуху доставили в больницу.

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  3. He's been airlifted to the hospital.

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  4. Layla was airlifted to a local hospital.

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  5. They chartered planes to airlift their employees.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
the transportation of troops:
a pipe:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
the transportation of troops:
a flight:

Origin

From air + lift; compare sealift.

From air + lift; compare sealift.

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Forms

plural: airlifts
Singularairlift
Pluralairlifts

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable):lift

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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