AIRLIFT

Airlift

An airlift is the organized delivery of supplies or personnel primarily via aircraft. Airlifting consists of two distinct types, strategic and tactical airlifting. Typically, strategic airlifting involves moving materiel long distances, whereas a tactical airlift focuses on deploying resources and material into a specific location with high precision.

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airlift

Noun

  1. The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.
  2. Such a flight.
  3. A pipe that is used to suck up objects from the sea bed.

Verb

  1. To transport (troops etc) in an airlift.


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