<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, especially in an emergency.</li><li>The persons or cargo so transported.</li><li>The act or process of transporting such a load.</li><li>A pump for raising liquids by the pressure of air forced into the pump chamber.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>To transport (persons or cargo) by airlift.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>Of or relating to an airlift or airlifts.</li></ul>