"airlifts" in the noun sense
1. airlift, lift
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
"airlifts" in the verb sense
1. airlift, lift
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
"Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
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