airlift
verb/ˈeəlɪft/
/ˈerlɪft/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they airlift | /ˈeəlɪft/ /ˈerlɪft/ |
| he / she / it airlifts | /ˈeəlɪfts/ /ˈerlɪfts/ |
| past simple airlifted | /ˈeəlɪftɪd/ /ˈerlɪftɪd/ |
| past participle airlifted | /ˈeəlɪftɪd/ /ˈerlɪftɪd/ |
| -ing form airlifting | /ˈeəlɪftɪŋ/ /ˈerlɪftɪŋ/ |
- airlift somebody/something to take somebody/something to or from an area by aircraft, especially in an emergency or when roads are closed or dangerous
- Two casualties were airlifted to safety.
- Over 200 residents were airlifted off the island.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAirlift is used with these nouns as the subject:- helicopter
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