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airlift

[ air-lift ]

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noun

a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, especially in an emergency.
the persons or cargo so transported.
the act or process of transporting such a load.
a pump for raising liquids by the pressure of air forced into the pump chamber.

of or relating to an airlift or airlifts:
to increase the army's airlift capacity.

airlift

/ ˈɛəˌ��ɪ�ڳ� /

the transportation by air of passengers, troops, cargo, etc, esp when other routes are blocked

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Origin of airlift¹

First recorded in 1940–45; air ¹ + lift

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Three people were airlifted to major trauma centres and four others were taken by ambulance to hospitals in the area, North Wales Police said.

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The driver of the Volvo, aged in their 40s, was airlifted to hospital and remained there in a critical but stable condition, police said.

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Within a few hours he was airlifted out of the forest by Spain's Guardia Civil mountain rescue team, which was documented on Spanish television.

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A fifth person in the cabin was "extremely seriously injured" in the crash at Mount Faito and airlifted to hospital, officials said.

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Another person was "extremely seriously injured" in the crash at Mount Faito and was being airlifted to hospital, officials said.

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