airlift
English
/ˈɛə.lɪft/
noun
Definitions
- The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.
- Such a flight.
- (archaeology) A pipe that is used to suck up objects from the sea bed.
Etymology
Compound from English air + English lift.
Origin
English
lift
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Airbus English
- Airspeak English
- Finnair English
- air English
- air base English
- air hose English
- air-drumming English
- air-head English
- air-proof English
- airable English
- airbag English
- airball English
- airband English
- airblast English
- airboat English
- airborne English
- airbox English
- airbrake English
- airbreather English
- airbreathing English
- airbridge English
- airbrush English
- airburst English
- airbus English
- aircar English
- aircheck English
- aircover English
- aircraft English
- aircrane English
- aircrash English
- aircrew English
- airdash English
- airdate English
- airdock English
- airdome English
- airdrawn English
- airer English
- airfall English
- airfare English
- airfarer English
- airfaring English
- airfield English
- airflare English
- airfleet English
- airflow English
- airfoil English
- airframe English
- airfreight English
- airgap English
- airglow English
- airgram English
- airgraph English
- airhead English
- airheaded English
- airhole English
- airhorn English
- airhouse English
- airish English
- airland English
- airleg English
- airless English
- airletter English
- airlifter English
- airlike English
- airline English
- airliner English
- airling English
- airlink English
- airlock English
- airmail English
- airman English
- airmass English
- airminded English
- airmiss English
- airmobile English
- airometer English
- airpark English
- airpath English
- airphone English
- airpipe English
- airplane English
- airplay English
- airpocalypse English
- airponics English
- airport English
- airportable English
- airpower English
- airproof English
- airpuff English
- airscape English
- airscoop English
- airscrew English
- airshaft English
- airshift English
- airship English
- airshoot English
- airsick English
- airside English
- airsoft English
- airsome English
- airspace English
- airspeed English
- airstaff English
- airstair English
- airstone English
- airstream English
- airstrike English
- airstrip English
- airtight English
- airtime English
- airview English
- airwalk English
- airwall English
- airwar English
- airward English
- airwards English
- airwave English
- airway English
- airwaybill English
- airwise English
- airwoman English
- airworthy English
- airwound English
- airy English
- antiair English
- backlift English
- big air English
- boatlift English
- browlift English
- buttlift English
- chairlift English
- counterair English
- deadlift English
- deair English
- draglift English
- eyelift English
- facelift English
- forelift English
- forklift English
- hairlift English
- haylift English
- lift English
- liftable English
- liftback English
- liftboy English
- lifted English
- lifter English
- liftest English
- lifteth English
- liftgate English
- liftless English
- liftline English
- liftman English
- liftoff English
- liftover English
- liftup English
- manlift English
- method air English
- mid-air English
- midair English
- nonair English
- noselift English
- outlift English
- reair English
- relift English
- sealift English
- skylift English
- stairlift English
- trooplift English
- turbolift English
- uplift English
- vitriolic acid air English
- liftata Finnish
- Lift German
- lift Hungarian
- lift Italian
- lift Dutch, Flemish
- liften Dutch, Flemish
- лифт Russian
- babylift Swedish
- エア Japanese
- リフト Japanese
- air, eir Middle English
- liften Middle English
- lift Danish
- lift Serbo-Croatian
- ลิฟต์ Thai
- lift Indonesian
- lifft Welsh
- airer Norman
- lift Estonian
- 𨋢 Chinese
- lift Slovak
- lifti Swahili
- lif Hausa
- air
- lift
- airy
- deair
- reair
- airer
- airgap
- airway
- lifted
- liftup
- airbox
- relift
- nonair
- lifter
- Airbus
- airwar
- midair
- airman
- airbag
- airbus
- aircar
- uplift
- airleg
- airish
- liftest
- airplay
- airward
- sealift
- lifteth
- airmiss
- skylift
- airgram
- airfall
- mid-air
- airdome
- outlift
- airless
- airmail
- airsome
- airtime
- manlift
- airdash
- antiair
- airwave
- airlike
- airpath
- airport
- airable
- airling
- airside
- airpipe
- airhead
- liftman
- haylift
- airdock
- airline
- airfoil
- airwalk
- airview
- liftoff
- airband
- liftboy
- airship
- airwise
- airland
- airdate
- airsick
- airpuff
- airboat
- airfare
- airlock
- airlink
- eyelift
- airglow
- Finnair
- airmass
- airhole
- airpark
- aircrew
- airwall
- airball
- airhorn
- airflow
- airsoft
- big air
- airscrew
- browlift
- airpower
- airframe
- aircover
- liftback
- airstaff
- airstair
- aircheck
- airscoop
- airbrush
- airshaft
- airphone
- airborne
- airstone
- airstrip
- airshoot
- airfield
- air hose
- air-head
- airflare
- airdrawn
- airgraph
- airfarer
- aircrash
- airspeed
- forelift
- airwoman
- buttlift
- liftable
- forklift
- airliner
- airtight
- aircrane
- airscape
- airplane
- airwound
- airproof
- airblast
- Airspeak
- draglift
- liftless
- airbrake
- liftover
- airwards
- noselift
- air base
- airfleet
- liftgate
- liftline
- boatlift
- airspace
- deadlift
- facelift
- hairlift
- aircraft
- airshift
- airburst
- backlift
- airhouse
- airstream
- airfaring
- stairlift
- airheaded
- trooplift
- airminded
- chairlift
- airletter
- air-proof
- airworthy
- airlifter
- airbridge
- turbolift
- airmobile
- airometer
- airstrike
- airponics
- airwaybill
- airfreight
- method air
- counterair
- airportable
- airbreather
- airbreathing
- airpocalypse
- air-drumming
- vitriolic acid air