airlift

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

Translation

n. transport av varor eller människor med flyg
vt. transportera med flyg
Word Forms
Past Participleairlifted
Past Tenseairlifted
Third Person Singularairlifts
Present Participleairlifting
Pluralairlifts

Example Sentences

the airlift dropped food into the camp.

Flygtransporten slängde mat i lägret.

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

En omfattande flygtransport av mat, filtar och medicinska förnödenheter.

the survivors were airlifted to safety.

De överlevande flögs till säkerhet.

The nurse had been airlifted to Kinshasa.

Sjuksköterskan hade flugits till Kinshasa.

helicopters were employed to airlift the troops out of danger.

Helikoptrar användes för att flyga ut trupperna ur fara.

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

Expeditionskrigets behov av flygtransport, sjötransport, jetplan, helikoptrar, drönare och andra "möjliggörare" som fältsjukhus.

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

Regeringen beordrade en flygtransport av medicinska och matförnödenheter till katastrofområdet eftersom vägarna förstördes.

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