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Airlift   /ˈɛrlˌɪft/   Listen
Airlift

noun
1.
Transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable).  Synonym: lift.
verb
1.
Fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means.  Synonym: lift.



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"Airlift" Quotes from Famous Books



... land, sea, air, or space force that builds and/or maintains the duplicative force structure. A second yet vastly different question arises when considering the unique capabilities a Service provides to support itself and the other services. For example, how much the Air Force should spend on airlift forces is not cast in terms of what the envisaged requirement is for airlift, ton miles per day, to support the mythical scenarios. The alternative sea, land, and space lift requirements can be postulated; however, if the Navy, Army, or Air Force do not satisfy those sea, land, and space lift ...
— Shock and Awe - Achieving Rapid Dominance • Harlan K. Ullman and James P. Wade



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