airlift
noun
a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, especially in an emergency.
will airlift
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future tenseof airlift.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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British officials said Monday they will airlift their citizens from war-torn Sudan, while the State Department has told Americans still there to find their own way out.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
The U.S. will airlift baby formula from Europe, President Biden said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
The Defence Ministry has said that it will airlift the nationals of Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine from Kabul.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 25, 2021
Agency for International Development will airlift 50,000 home health care kits, which youth health volunteers will hand-deliver to those most affected.
From US News ● Sep. 16, 2014
The Military Air Transport Service will airlift in enough troops to handle the crowd.
From The Flaming Mountain by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin
