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Noun: airlift  'ehr,lift
  1. Transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
    - lift
Verb: airlift  'ehr,lift
  1. Fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
    "Food is airlifted into Bosnia";
    - lift

Derived forms: airlifting, airlifted, airlifts

Type of: conveyance, fly, transfer, transferral, transport, transportation

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