airlift

[US]/'eəlɪft/
[UK]/'ɛrlɪft/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. transport af gods eller mennesker med fly
vt. transportere med fly
Word Forms
Past Participleairlifted
Past Tenseairlifted
Third Person Singularairlifts
Present Participleairlifting
Pluralairlifts

Example Sentences

the airlift dropped food into the camp.

lufttransporten dumpede mad ind i lejren.

a massive airlift of food, blankets, and medical supplies.

en massiv lufttransport af mad, tæpper og medicinske forsyninger.

the survivors were airlifted to safety.

overlevende blev lufttransporteret i sikkerhed.

The nurse had been airlifted to Kinshasa.

Sygeplejersken var blevet lufttransporteret til Kinshasa.

helicopters were employed to airlift the troops out of danger.

helikoptere blev brugt til at lufttransportere tropperne ud af fare.

Expeditionary war needs airlift, sealift, jets, helicopters, drones and other “enablers” like field hospitals.

Ekspeditionskrig har brug for lufttransport, søtransport, jets, helikoptere, droner og andre ”muliggørere” som f.eks. felthospitaler.

The government ordered an airlift of medical and food supplies to the disaster area because the roads were destroyed.

Regeringen beordrede en lufttransport af medicinske og fødevareforsyninger til katastrofeområdet, fordi vejene var blevet ødelagt.

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