sealift
English
editEtymology
editFrom sea + lift; compare airlift.
Verb
editsealift (third-person singular simple present sealifts, present participle sealifting, simple past and past participle sealifted)
Noun
editsealift (plural sealifts)
- (military) transportation by sea
- 2009 October 1, Liz Robbins, “Over 300 Die in Sumatra and Samoas Quakes”, in New York Times[1]:
- We’re looking at both an airlift and a sealift,” Mr. Fugate told reporters in a conference call.