airlift
Example Sentences
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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
They continued to protect the airport for another six days, before they too were airlifted out to the US.
From BBC
Ambulance services told AFP a man suffered serious leg injuries and has been airlifted to hospital in a stable condition.
From Barron's
As the men were airlifted to a hospital, deputies from the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office closed in on Luke, who was still armed with a knife.
From Los Angeles Times
He was the son of a Black American GI and a Vietnamese woman, airlifted out of Saigon on the very last flight, because, as a mixed-race child, his life there was no longer considered safe.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
