airlift
Emergency cargo flight
An airlift is the large-scale transport of people or supplies by aircraft, especially in emergencies or when ground routes are blocked: the Berlin airlift, an airlift of refugees.
As a verb, to airlift is to transport by such means: Helicopters airlifted survivors from the flood zone.
Easing of distress
- suppliesResources for a task
- aidSupport given freely
- foodConsumable nourishment source
- medicineCurative substance or practice
water · shelter · refugees · displaced · famine · drought · donations · NGO
Rotary-wing aircraft
- HerculesLegendary Greek strongman
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- cargoTransported goods
freight · payload · loading · airfield · runway · altitude · airspace · crew
Removal from danger
- medevacEmergency air transport injured
- rescueSave from harm
- extractionAct of removing
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
disaster · survivors · casualties · relief · urgent · lifesaving · triage · stranded
relief
Easing of distress
medicine · water · shelter · refugees · displaced · famine · drought · donations · NGO · UNHCR
helicopter
Rotary-wing aircraft
cargo · freight · payload · loading · airfield · runway · altitude · airspace · crew · fuselage
evacuation
Removal from danger
- medevacEmergency air transport injured
- rescueSave from harm
- extractionAct of removing
crisis · disaster · survivors · casualties · relief · urgent · lifesaving · triage · stranded · victim
paratroopers
Soldiers who parachute in
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- tacticalStrategically planned
- operationProcess of working
sortie · C-130 · reinforcement · mission · battalion · squadron · resupply · strategic · warzone · airdrop
- polar operationsice roads, ice station, research station, icebreakers, research base
- occupied Germanymilitary government, US Army, Soviet occupation, denazification, occupation forces
- Air ForcesLuftwaffe, RAF, squadrons, airmen, fighter jets
- aviationairports, flying, flight, airplane, airplanes
- disaster responsedisaster relief, search and rescue, first responders, emergency preparedness, emergency shelter
- emergency medicalemergency room, ambulance, EMS, ER, EMT
airliftsealift
Transport of goods by ship
convoy · sea transport · ship · trucking · rail transport
airliftblockade
Sealing off a place
siege · embargo · interdiction · naval blockade · strangulation
- airline ticketsProof of paid passage
- airline carriersCompanies providing air travel
- airline seatPassenger spot on plane
- airline foodCuisine served at altitude
- Airline hubCarrier's central station
- airline milesFlight loyalty credits