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 • Dec. 1, 2025

The paramedic then worked with fire personnel on the ground to secure the patient in a rescue basket and airlift him to a local trauma center.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

"We're deploying @CanadianForces resources, evacuations support, and more emergency wildfire resources to the province immediately -- and we're coordinating firefighting and airlift assistance," Mr Trudeau said on X.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024

A military cargo plane was already on the runway at Guantánamo Bay ready to airlift the group of Yemeni prisoners to Oman when the trip was called off, people familiar with the military operation said.

From New York Times • May 21, 2024

An unmarked helicopter was waiting on the embassy grounds to airlift us out, and there wasn’t a minute to spare.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez