Definition of Berlin airlift

1. Noun. Airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin.

Generic synonyms: Airlift, Lift

Lexicographical Neighbors of Berlin Airlift

Berkeleian
Berkeleio-
Berkeley
Berkeleyan
Berkley horse
Berks
Berkshire
Berkshire Hills
Berkshires
Berlage
Berlepsch's tinamou
Berlepsch's tinamous
Berlin
Berlin's oedema
Berlin Wall
Berlin airlift (current term)
Berlin blue
Berlin doughnut
Berlin green
Berlin greens
Berliner
Berliners
Berlinese
Berlioz
Berlitz
Berlusconi
Berlusconian
Bermuda
Bermuda-shorts
Bermuda Triangle

Literary usage of Berlin airlift

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Military Geography for Professionals and the Public by John M. Collins (2000)
"The Berlin airlift (Operation Vittles) supplied beleaguered West Berlin under trying circumstances during a protracted Soviet blockade that lasted from June ..."

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