English noun: airlift | |||
1. | airlift (act) transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) | ||
Synonyms | lift | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conveyance, transfer, transferral, transport, transportation | ||
Instance hyponym | Berlin airlift | ||
English verb: airlift | |||
1. | airlift (contact) fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means | ||
Samples | Food is airlifted into Bosnia. | ||
Synonyms | lift | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fly | ||