airlift
air·lift
/ˈeɚˌlıft/ noun , pl -lifts [ count ]
: an occurrence in which people or things are carried to or from a place by airplanes during an emergency when other methods are not possible
an emergency airlift to deliver supplies to the famine victims
airlift verb , -lifts, -lift·ed, -lift·ing [ + obj ]
Soldiers were airlifted to the frontier's borders.
The organization was airlifting supplies to the famine victims.
