sealift
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- noun
- /ˈsiːlɪft/
- Specialized
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transporte marítimo
- Even at a distance of 7,000 miles, U.S. air logistical support was outstanding and, after a slow start, the 13,000-mile sealift also became effective.
- sealift capacity
Examples
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Conventional force structure placed increased emphasis on airlift and sealift capacity, maritime and amphibious forces, and special operating forces.
Academic text (1993) -
Indeed, of the three services, it is the Indian Navy that has been most successful in pursuing developmental targets by enhancing its strike power, maritime surveillance, and sealift capabilities.
Academic text (1999) -
I was on the committee that approved the budget for the sealift.
Fiction book (1999) -
"They are mostly based in the US, and they would need massive sealift and airlift and months to move anywhere in the world in force.
Blog text (18) -
For example, cargo aircraft and sealift capabilities make rapid deployment possible, which can justify having a smaller permanent force overseas.
Academic text (2011) -
It bought more than a dozen large medium-speed roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) ships, more than doubling the nation's fast sealift capacity.
Academic text (2003) -
Outside of actual battle, DoD does not know with any real certainty whether the B-1 can penetrate Soviet air defenses, whether antiship missiles have made aircraft carriers obsolete, or whether the United States has sufficient sealift and airlift capacity to fight a major land war.
Academic text (1990) -
The military organized a major sealift to transport troops and supplies to the conflict zone.
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During the exercise, the navy completed a large sealift operation to deliver equipment and personnel to the base.
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The humanitarian mission relied on a successful sealift to bring essential goods to the affected island communities.
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Morphology
Etymology
Sealift joins sea ('the ocean') and lift ('to carry'), like the word airlift, and was made to talk about moving things by water; so a sealift is the large-scale transport of goods or people by ship, often for military or emergency help.