HyperDic: berlin_airlift

English > 1 sense of the expression *Berlin airlift*:
NOUN	act	Berlin airlift	airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin

English > *Berlin airlift*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin.
Instance of	airlift, lift	transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)