sealift

American  

[see-lift] / ˈsiˌlɪft /

noun

1. a system for transporting persons or cargo by ship, especially in an emergency.

2. the act of transporting such persons or cargo.

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verb (used with object)

1. to transport (persons or cargo) by sealift.

Etymology

Origin of sealift

First recorded in 1955–60; sea + (air)lift

Example Sentences

“The vast majority of their sealift is going to be the commercial stuff and its supply is near limitless,” said Shugart.

From The Wall Street Journal

To fill the gap in “sealift,” China’s military would lean on a secondary source: civilian ships.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Canadian official said if anything was missing from the cargo, it could delay construction on the base by a year, until the next sealift.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1985, for example, a Military Sealift Command ship was dedicated to him in Sparrows Point, Md. It was used to support a Marine brigade in the Indian Ocean until 2009.

From Los Angeles Times

Measurements of the vessel match known features of the Benavidez, a Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship operated by the Military Sealift Command.

From Seattle Times