/ English Dictionary |
BERLIN AIRLIFT
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
airlift; lift (transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable))