sealift
Americannoun
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a system for transporting persons or cargo by ship, especially in an emergency.
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the act of transporting such persons or cargo.
verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of sealift
Example Sentences
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“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 • Dec. 7, 2025
Other Taiwan-related naval activity includes renewed construction of Zubr-class large sealift hovercraft and stepped up production of tank landing ships.
From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2023
“So, we could plan ahead a little bit more, and then we could start to use more sealift to provide that support and to get it there sometimes even ahead of the request.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2022
This included persuading Diem to award a medal to Dooley along with other Americans who participated in the sealift.
From MSNBC • Jan. 9, 2018
We are prepositioning more heavy equipment in Europe to help us cope with attacks with little warning, and greatly strengthening our airlift and sealift capabilities.
From State of the Union Address by Carter, Jimmy
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