airlifter

American  

[air-lif-ter] / ˈɛərˌlɪf tər /

noun

1. a large aircraft specially designed to transport heavy cargo and to land on and take off from a relatively short runway.

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Etymology

Origin of airlifter

airlift + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Airbus touts the A400M as the most advanced "airlifter" military transport plane available.

From BBC

C-390 Millenium military cargo aircraft to replace its airlifter fleet, as the Brazilian planemaker is wrapping up talks to further beef up its defense order backlog, an executive told Reuters.

From Reuters

Airbus leads several multinational programmes, including the A400M airlifter and Tiger attack helicopter, but faces doubts over commitments from France and Spain for the troop plane while Germany has effectively withdrawn from the next phase of Tiger.

From Reuters

Doubts are growing over the future of Madrid's remaining orders for the Airbus A400M airlifter, European defence sources said on Monday, raising the stakes of talks over the planemaker's future investment in one of its founder nations.

From Reuters

Doubts are growing over the future of Madrid's remaining orders for the Airbus A400M airlifter, European defence sources said on Monday, raising the stakes of talks over the planemaker's future investment in one of its founder nations.

From Reuters