Definition of "airlifting" []

• Present participle of airlift. (verb)

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• "It would have kept any U.S. pilots involved in airlifting the peacekeepers safely out of Rwanda."
• "And also, we are airlifting, which is easier, also, to airlift to the most vulnerable zones."
• "Five helicopters, from the coast guard, navy and air force, were taking turns airlifting survivors still aboard and ferrying them to safely."