airlift
noun
a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, especially in an emergency.
were airlifting
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past progressiveof airlift.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The village is home to at least 225 people, and the authorities said they were airlifting excavators to assist rescuers who trekked 1.5 miles from the nearest highway to reach the village.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
Asil, who is studying business administration, saw on Facebook that the Americans were airlifting some Afghans out of Kabul.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
Skerrit said they were airlifting injured people to the hospital in Roseau.
From US News ● Aug. 28, 2015
They were airlifting food, fuel, and other essential supplies so that the people there could survive and the Western enclave, located 110 miles inside East Germany, could remain free and independent.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2015
Two dams were in danger of collapsing Wednesday after days of torrential rains, and authorities were airlifting supplies to hundreds of people stranded by floodwaters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2013
