Definitions for boatliftˈboʊtˌlɪft
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
boat•liftˈboʊtˌlɪft(n.)
the act or process of transporting persons or cargo by ships or boats.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(v.t.)to transport by boatlift.
Origin of boatlift:
1980–85
Wiktionary
boatlift(Noun)
The (often clandestine) transportation of a large number of people or goods by boat, especially an exodus of people.
boatlift(Noun)
(also boat lift) A mechanism for lifting boats from the water, or between water on different elevations.
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