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airlifter

noun
air·​lift·​er | \ ˈer-ËŒlif-tÉ™r How to pronounce airlifter (audio) \
plural airlifters

Definition of airlifter

: an aircraft used to transport cargo or passengers to or from an often otherwise inaccessible area … the antimissile systems now deployed on more than 300 military aircraft, from bombers to helicopters to airlifters …— Robert Weisman, Boston Globe, 14 June 2005

First Known Use of airlifter

1951, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for airlifter

airlift entry 2 + -er entry 2

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