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Definition of airlift in English: airliftnoun ˈɛːlɪftˈɛrˌlɪft An act of transporting supplies by aircraft, typically in a blockade or other emergency. （多指在封锁或其他紧急情况下的）空运 a massive airlift of food, blankets, and medical supplies 食品、毯子和医疗补给品的大规模空运。 Example sentencesExamples - The USA provided assistance in the form of an emergency airlift of food and other essentials known as Operation Provide Relief.
- He said the agency would identify key routes to be demined to allow deliveries, and was preparing for a possible airlift of food to the worst-hit areas.
- Fresh life is to be breathed into degraded peat moors in the Peak District over the next few weeks by a massive airlift of hundreds of tonnes of heather.
- It did not take long before the airlift became a multinational and joint logistics marvel.
- Apart from the usual sprains, strains, stings and bouts of homesickness, the medics were involved in organising the emergency airlift of a critically ill cadet.
- The military took over the shattered New Orleans airport for emergency airlifts, but special teams of Air Force operators had to be sent in to make it ready.
- First of all, the airlift is the announced airlift - some of it isn't even operational yet.
- The area where precious defense resources can be used to best effect is to improve our airlift and sealift capabilities.
- We're moving the different, the airlifts, the evacuations.
- Using this vital supply route significantly reduces airlift and sealift costs.
- They are huddled in the remaining buildings and relying on airlifts for supplies, since the base's runway was also lost to the deep.
- And what if you were called upon to signal for an emergency airlift from your PC?
- The third airlift was a total disaster, with bundles dropping into enemy hands and planes and gliders crash-landing throughout the area.
- Remember all the massive airlifts out of various hospitals and also the New Orleans Airport?
- However, as she did not have medical insurance, no US hospital would treat her and the British government refused to pay for an emergency airlift back to the UK.
- Well, this is the first time in the emergency that the World Food Programme has done airlifts of food into some of the worst affected areas.
- I had the opportunity to fly on a transplant airlift.
- The air force provides U.S. military forces with worldwide strategic airlifts and tactical airlifts of men and materiel, effecting deliveries by both air landing and parachute drop.
- The U.N. announces food airlifts into the west African nation, where more than a million people are at risk now of starvation.
- When he spoke of the tempo of operations, he said the sealift capability was critical to their success over the airlift.
verb ˈɛːlɪftˈɛrˌlɪft [with object]Transport (troops or supplies) by aircraft. helicopters were employed to airlift the troops out of danger 动用直升机将部队撤出危险区。 Example sentencesExamples - Four senior members of the team were quickly flown to where the youth lay and mountain rescuers and helicopter winchman administered first aid treatment to the teenager before airlifting him to Waterford Regional Hospital.
- A badly-injured soldier had to be airlifted to hospital after his car smashed into a lamppost.
- Before we could reach him he had been airlifted to the neurosurgical unit at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow.
- Food and other supplies were airlifted by national helicopters to the workers.
- The body of the divemaster was airlifted to Larnaca General Hospital.
- Their tanks, other vehicles and supplies will be airlifted in behind them.
- A winchman was lowered from the helicopter and along with paramedics and coastguards assessed her condition before moving her onto a stretcher and airlifting her to hospital in Scarborough.
- From here supplies were airlifted to soldiers deployed in the wars in the Balkans and in Afghanistan.
- The damaged aircraft was itself airlifted out of the valley by a giant Chinook military helicopter on Wednesday.
- The Ford driver received serious injuries and was airlifted to Middlesbrough General Hospital.
- The road was cordoned off by police and Scott was airlifted to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.
- A Canadian naval officer has died despite being airlifted from his storm-battered submarine.
- She was airlifted to Airedale General Hospital where she later died.
- Coast Guards airlifted him after he was resuscitated at the scene.
- Helicopters and crews able to airlift troops and supplies to get behind the other guy, and to get your guys back out when they need a rest or are too outnumbered.
- On Thursday, salvors started moving the marine gas oil into containers on the ship, then airlifting these by helicopter to shore, where it is decanted into a big roadside tanker.
- The government has also been airlifting food and non-food supplies to the villages that are not accessible by road.
- Not only that, but they were the first ever mechanised task force to be airlifted to the region.
- Two of the injured officers were airlifted to hospital with head injuries said a police spokesman.
- Huge sand bags are being airlifted to try to stem the rush of water in that area.
Synonyms transport by air, transport, move, transfer, fly, convey, shift
Definition of airlift in US English: airliftnounˈɛrˌlɪftˈerˌlift An act of transporting supplies by aircraft, typically in a blockade or other emergency. （多指在封锁或其他紧急情况下的）空运 a massive airlift of food, blankets, and medical supplies 食品、毯子和医疗补给品的大规模空运。 Example sentencesExamples - It did not take long before the airlift became a multinational and joint logistics marvel.
- However, as she did not have medical insurance, no US hospital would treat her and the British government refused to pay for an emergency airlift back to the UK.
- Remember all the massive airlifts out of various hospitals and also the New Orleans Airport?
- The air force provides U.S. military forces with worldwide strategic airlifts and tactical airlifts of men and materiel, effecting deliveries by both air landing and parachute drop.
- Apart from the usual sprains, strains, stings and bouts of homesickness, the medics were involved in organising the emergency airlift of a critically ill cadet.
- He said the agency would identify key routes to be demined to allow deliveries, and was preparing for a possible airlift of food to the worst-hit areas.
- Using this vital supply route significantly reduces airlift and sealift costs.
- And what if you were called upon to signal for an emergency airlift from your PC?
- The USA provided assistance in the form of an emergency airlift of food and other essentials known as Operation Provide Relief.
- Fresh life is to be breathed into degraded peat moors in the Peak District over the next few weeks by a massive airlift of hundreds of tonnes of heather.
- When he spoke of the tempo of operations, he said the sealift capability was critical to their success over the airlift.
- Well, this is the first time in the emergency that the World Food Programme has done airlifts of food into some of the worst affected areas.
- They are huddled in the remaining buildings and relying on airlifts for supplies, since the base's runway was also lost to the deep.
- First of all, the airlift is the announced airlift - some of it isn't even operational yet.
- The military took over the shattered New Orleans airport for emergency airlifts, but special teams of Air Force operators had to be sent in to make it ready.
- The U.N. announces food airlifts into the west African nation, where more than a million people are at risk now of starvation.
- The area where precious defense resources can be used to best effect is to improve our airlift and sealift capabilities.
- We're moving the different, the airlifts, the evacuations.
- The third airlift was a total disaster, with bundles dropping into enemy hands and planes and gliders crash-landing throughout the area.
- I had the opportunity to fly on a transplant airlift.
verbˈɛrˌlɪftˈerˌlift [with object]Transport (troops or supplies) by aircraft, typically when transportation by land is difficult. （尤指当陆地运输有困难时）空运（部队，补给品） helicopters were employed to airlift the troops out of danger 动用直升机将部队撤出危险区。 Example sentencesExamples - Helicopters and crews able to airlift troops and supplies to get behind the other guy, and to get your guys back out when they need a rest or are too outnumbered.
- Their tanks, other vehicles and supplies will be airlifted in behind them.
- Huge sand bags are being airlifted to try to stem the rush of water in that area.
- Food and other supplies were airlifted by national helicopters to the workers.
- From here supplies were airlifted to soldiers deployed in the wars in the Balkans and in Afghanistan.
- She was airlifted to Airedale General Hospital where she later died.
- Before we could reach him he had been airlifted to the neurosurgical unit at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow.
- Four senior members of the team were quickly flown to where the youth lay and mountain rescuers and helicopter winchman administered first aid treatment to the teenager before airlifting him to Waterford Regional Hospital.
- The body of the divemaster was airlifted to Larnaca General Hospital.
- Not only that, but they were the first ever mechanised task force to be airlifted to the region.
- The government has also been airlifting food and non-food supplies to the villages that are not accessible by road.
- A badly-injured soldier had to be airlifted to hospital after his car smashed into a lamppost.
- On Thursday, salvors started moving the marine gas oil into containers on the ship, then airlifting these by helicopter to shore, where it is decanted into a big roadside tanker.
- Two of the injured officers were airlifted to hospital with head injuries said a police spokesman.
- The road was cordoned off by police and Scott was airlifted to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.
- A Canadian naval officer has died despite being airlifted from his storm-battered submarine.
- The Ford driver received serious injuries and was airlifted to Middlesbrough General Hospital.
- Coast Guards airlifted him after he was resuscitated at the scene.
- The damaged aircraft was itself airlifted out of the valley by a giant Chinook military helicopter on Wednesday.
- A winchman was lowered from the helicopter and along with paramedics and coastguards assessed her condition before moving her onto a stretcher and airlifting her to hospital in Scarborough.
Synonyms transport by air, transport, move, transfer, fly, convey, shift
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