airlift
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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
Hmeimim base had also come under "intensified attack by drone strikes" and the Russians had decided to airlift him to Moscow, he says.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024
Half a dozen giant eagles flew in formation behind her— prepared for ambulance airlift duty if necessary.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing airlift
Chapter 28: The Cold War Era
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Chapter 19, Sections 1–4 and Chapter 20, Sections 1–3
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This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for March 22–March 28, 2026
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