- airlift air·lift n
- ['ɛəˌlɪft]
ponte m aereo
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airlift air·lift n
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air|lift — «AIR LIHFT», noun, verb. –n. 1. a system of using aircraft to transport passengers and freight to a place when existing land routes are closed or inadequate: »Medical supplies were brought by airlift to the flooded villages. 2. the aircraft used … Useful english dictionary
air|lift|ing — «AIR LIHF tihng», noun. = airlift (def. 1). (Cf. ↑airlift) … Useful english dictionary
Air Lift Group RAAF — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Air Lift Group branch=RAAF command structure=Air Command garrison=RAAF Base Richmond role= dates=1987 motto=Mobility and Reach commander1= identification symbol=SAFARI identification symbol label=Callsigncommand… … Wikipedia
Air lift — Airlift Le système de pompage par Airlift consiste en l injection d air compressé dans une canalisation afin d y entrainer le liquide s y trouvant. Ce système est parfois également appelé pompe par injection d air. Sommaire 1 Principe 2… … Wikipédia en Français
RAAF Squadron Berlin Air Lift — The Berlin Airlift Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron formed to participate in the Berlin Airlift. The Australian contribution to the airlift, from September 1948, was designated Operation Pelican.[1] It was formed at… … Wikipedia
airlift — air|lift1 [ er,lıft ] noun count an operation in which people or things are taken into or away from a place by aircraft, especially in a dangerous situation airlift air|lift 2 [ er,lıft ] verb transitive to take people or things into or away from … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
International Surface Air Lift — (ISAL) A bulk mailing service for fast, economical international delivery of any periodical publication, advertising mail, catalog, other printed matter, or a small packet. Mail is airlifted directly to the country of destination or routed… … Glossary of postal terms
airlift — /air lift /, n. Also, air lift. 1. a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, esp. in an emergency. 2. the persons or cargo so transported. 3. the act or process of transporting such a load. 4. a pump for raising liquids by the… … Universalium
airlift — (n.) also air lift, 1893 as a type of pumping device; 1945 in the sense transportation of supplies by air, from AIR (Cf. air) (n.1) + LIFT (Cf. lift) (n.). As a verb by 1949; popularized in reference to the response to the West Berlin blockade.… … Etymology dictionary
Airlift — [ eə , englisch] der, (e)s/ e oder s, 1) allgemein: Beförderung, Versorgung auf dem Luftweg, Luftbrücke. 2) Erdölförderverfahren, das durch Einpressen von Luft oder Edelgas (»gas lift«) den Zustrom des Erdöls zum Bohrloch bewirkt. Airlift … Universal-Lexikon
airlift — air•lift [[t]ˈɛərˌlɪft[/t]] n. Also, air′ lift . 1) a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, esp. in an emergency 2) the act or process of transporting such a load 3) to transport (persons or cargo) by airlift • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
