n transport of supplies, troops, etc by aircraft, esp in an emergency or when other routes are blocked 空运（尤指于紧急时期或其它通路封闭时, 运送补给, 军队等）
*an emergency airlift of food to the famine-stricken areas 紧急空运食物至饥荒灾区. v [Tn] transport (people, supplies, etc) in this way （此种）空运（人, 物资等）
*Civilians trapped in the beleaguered city have been airlifted to safety. 被围困在城里的老百姓已空运到安全地区.

n[C]
an occasion when people or supplies are taken to a place by plane, especially during a war or dangerous situation
>airliftv [T]