English-Spanish translations for airlift

• puente aéreo
  He sabido que los rusos han establecido un puente aéreo de ayuda humanitaria de urgencia en el aeropuerto de Duchambé en Tayikistán. I know that the Russians have set up an airlift for emergency humanitarian aid, operating from the airport at Dushanbe in Tajikistan.

Definition of airlift

• The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency
• A pipe that is used to suck up objects from the sea bed
• To transport in an airlift

Related words

• airlifting
• chairlift
• stairlift