airlifter

American

[air-lif-ter] / ˈɛərˌlɪf tər /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of airlifter

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024

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 • Sep. 20, 2023

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 • Mar. 13, 2023

The planemaker is smarting from delays to its A380 superjumbo and A400M military airlifter.

From Reuters • Dec. 1, 2010

The next-generation airlifter, the C-17, has encountered repeated delays in nine years of development and is not yet in service.

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