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boatlift
noun
(1)
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boatlift
[
boht
-lift ]
Phonetic (Standard)
IPA
noun
an operation in which large numbers of people or vast quantities of supplies are transported by ships or boats in an emergency.
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Origin of
boatlift
1
boat
+
lift
, perhaps modeled on
airlift
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