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airlift vs transportation

transportation vs airlift

airlift and transportation both are nouns.

airlift is a verb but transportation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
airlift Yes No Yes No
transportation Yes No No No
As nouns, transportation is a hypernym of airlift; that is, transportation is a word with a broader meaning than airlift:
  • airlift: transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
  • transportation: the act of moving something from one location to another
Other hypernyms of airlift include conveyance, transfer, transferral, transport.
airlift (noun) transportation (noun)
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) the act of moving something from one location to another
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
the act of expelling a person from their native land
a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
airlift (verb) transportation (verb)
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
Difference between airlift and transportation

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