Airlift has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
2
The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.
Verb
1
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
"Food is airlifted into Bosnia"
2
To transport (troops etc) in an airlift.
Broader Terms (hypernyms)