airlift
n transport of supplies, troops, etc by aircraft, esp in an emergency or when other routes are blocked 空運(尤指於緊急時期或其它通路封閉時, 運送補給, 軍隊等)
an emergency airlift of food to the famine-stricken areas 緊急空運食物至饑荒災區. v [Tn]
transport (people, supplies, etc) in this way (此種)空運(人, 物資等)
Civilians trapped in the beleaguered city have been airlifted to safety. 被圍困在城里的老百姓已空運到安全地區.