airlifter

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noun

An aircraft that performs airlifts.

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Meanings

nounairlifter (plural airlifters)

plural airlifters

  1. An aircraft that performs airlifts.

    The C-5 entered service in 1970 and is the biggest airlifter in the U.S. inventory.

    2007, Anthony H. Cordesman, Paul S. Frederiksen, William D. Sullivan, Salvaging American Defense: The Challenge of Strategic Overstretch

Origin

From airlift + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

airlifter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airlifter

MLA

“airlifter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airlifter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “airlifter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/airlifter.

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