heavy lift
Strenuous transport task
Heavy lift refers to the transport or movement of exceptionally large, weighty cargo—the kind requiring specialized equipment like cranes, reinforced vehicles, or cargo aircraft.
By extension, heavy lift describes any difficult undertaking requiring substantial effort or resources: Passing the bill will be a heavy lift in this Congress.
The figurative sense emphasizes that something won't come easily.
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- humanitarian aidCrisis relief for sufferers
- loadmasterAircraft freight coordinator
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- pressApply force downward
ocean freight · rigger · forklift · distribution · tonnage · Antonov · payload capacity · bill of lading · breakbulk · airlift · load · roll-on/roll-off · dock · hoisting · load bearing · tiltrotor · deadlift · crane
- hardshipshardship, adversity, struggle, misfortune, difficulties
- Air Cargoair cargo, air freight, cargo plane, freighter, cargo hold
- special cargohazardous materials, dangerous goods, perishables, live animals, fragile goods
- cargo logisticscargo hold, cargo loading, cargo manifest, stowage, cargo handling
- Military Airliftcargo aircraft, transport planes, C-130, military transport, cargo drops
- Loading Termscargo, freight, shipment, hauling, packing
heavy liftlight work
Undemanding task
piece of cake · cakewalk · breeze · cinch · child's play
lift, heavy, lighten, lifted, heaviness, lightweight, lifts, lifting, heavyset