airlift
/ˈeəlɪft/noun
उच्चारण एअर्लिफ़्ट
हवाई मार्ग से (लोगों या सामान को) पहुँचाना या निकालना, एयरलिफ़्ट
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noun
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[C]
an operation to take people or supplies by air to or from a place, especially in an emergency or when roads are blocked
हवाई मार्ग से (लोगों या सामान को) पहुँचाना या निकालना, एयरलिफ़्ट
- The government organised an airlift of stranded students from the war zone.
- An emergency airlift brought food to the flooded villages.
verb
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[T] ~ sb/sth (to/from …)
to take people or supplies by air to or from a place, especially in an emergency
हवाई मार्ग से पहुँचाना या निकालना
- Injured climbers were airlifted to a hospital in Dehradun.
- Relief material was airlifted to the cut-off areas.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: News reports often use it in the passive, as in 'They were airlifted to safety'.
Usage: News reports में यह अक्सर passive में आता है, जैसे 'They were airlifted to safety'।