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- verb Present participle of
airlift .
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Examples
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It would have kept any U.S. pilots involved in airlifting the peacekeepers safely out of Rwanda.
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It would have kept any U.S. pilots involved in airlifting the peacekeepers safely out of Rwanda.
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And also, we are airlifting, which is easier, also, to airlift to the most vulnerable zones.
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Aloma says they also are airlifting supplies of water chlorination tablets and hygiene kits.
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It also is airlifting and pre-positioning portable warehouses and office equipment as part of regional contingency plans to support humanitarian assistance.
UN Reports Shortages of Food, Other Essentials in Libya 2011
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Five helicopters, from the coast guard, navy and air force, were taking turns airlifting survivors still aboard and ferrying them to safely.
Italians launch rescue bid after cruise liner runs aground 2012
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In the coming days, she said WFP hopes to begin airlifting desperately needed food to the southern Somali town of Gedo, which is on the border with Kenya and Ethiopia.
Tens of Thousands of Starving Somalis Flee to Mogadishu 2011
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To help save the monkeys, environmentalists are airlifting in boxes of Kleenex and lots of Zyrtek.
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In the coming days, she said WFP hopes to begin airlifting desperately needed food to the southern Somali town of Gedo, which is on the border with Kenya and Ethiopia.
Tens of Thousands of Starving Somalis Flee to Mogadishu 2011
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It also is airlifting and pre-positioning portable warehouses and office equipment as part of regional contingency plans to support humanitarian assistance.
UN Reports Shortages of Food, Other Essentials in Libya 2011
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