n.
- A system of transporting troops, civilian passengers, or supplies by air, as in an emergency or when surface routes are blocked.
- A flight transporting troops, civilian passengers, or supplies under such conditions.
v., -lift·ed, -lift·ing, -lifts. v.tr.
To transport in an airlift.
v.intr.
To transport troops, civilian passengers, or supplies in an airlift.
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