- airlift (n.)
[airlift 词源字典]
- also air-lift, 1893 as a type of pumping device; 1945 in the sense "transportation of supplies by air," from air (n.1) + lift (n.). As a verb by 1949; popularized in reference to the response to the West Berlin blockade. Related: Air-lifted; air-lifting.[airlift etymology, airlift origin, 英语词源]