airlift

Example Sentences

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We were running this airlift, like small propeller planes with eight seats, trying to get more than 100 people back to the mainland before twilight hits because they don’t have lighting on the runway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Military helicopters have been deployed to airlift stranded residents, and deliver food, though one crashed just north of Colombo on Sunday evening.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

Cost is another issue: Operating a C-130 cargo plane — the most common type of aircraft in the Gaza airlift — amounts to roughly $15,000 per hour of flight.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

Mr Saseendran also said the army and air force have been asked to airlift trapped families and to erect a temporary bridge.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024

However, now that martial law has been declared and the national guard has been activated, Alyce has been called on to airlift drinking water to evacuation centers.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman