to airlift
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4.6
- verb
- /ˈɛrˌlɪft/
:
transportar por vía aérea
- Within a few days, 6,000 Cameroonian nationals were airlifted out of Gabon, with the total ultimately reaching 10,000.
And also, we have been told from several people that, like, if something serious happens, they'll airlift you off the island.
- And also, we have been told from several people that, like, if something serious happens, they'll airlift you off the island.
Examples
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Your son was airlifted to Atlanta Medical about a half hour ago.
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At least one man is dead and another airlifted to Edmonton following an accident on Highway 63.
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And also, we have been told from several people that, like, if something serious happens, they'll airlift you off the island.
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You were airlifted to the hospital.
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The US government starts airlifting people out of the country, but guess what:
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Don is being airlifted to Miami.
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Of the 11 injured workers who were airlifted to safety, four had severe burns.
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Natalie was airlifted to a nearby hospital, where she died later that night.
Academic text (2011) -
NATO airlifted 5,000 African Union troops into Darfur and helped rotate the forces that are stationed there.
Academic text (2006) -
Rescue teams will airlift the injured hikers from the mountain top as the weather worsens.
Synonyms
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2.3
Travel in an airplane or control a plane
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6.1
To move people or goods by air to places hard to reach
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4.6
Drop supplies from a plane by parachute
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4.2
To send goods by plane for fast delivery
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4.1
To drop supplies or equipment from an aircraft by parachute
Send goods by plane
Compounds
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5.5
A 1948–49 effort by Western countries to send food and fuel to West Berlin by plane
How Far
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb airlift is made from air and lift, where air is 'sky' and lift is 'to raise'. A helpful image is a plane or helicopter lifting people or goods into the sky to safety, so to airlift someone is to 'move them by aircraft' when other ways are not possible.