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AIR-LIFT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Forces
- Military Transportation
- Airborne Forces
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- airlift
1, record 1, English, airlift
correct, noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The transport and delivery by air of personnel and materiel in support of strategic, operational, or tactical objectives. 2, record 1, English, - airlift
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
airlift: term to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 3, record 1, English, - airlift
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
airlift: term and definition officially approved by the Air Force Terminology Panel (Trenton). 3, record 1, English, - airlift
Record 1, Key term(s)
- air lift
- air-lift
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forces aériennes
- Transport militaire
- Forces aéroportées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- transport par voie aérienne
1, record 1, French, transport%20par%20voie%20a%C3%A9rienne
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- transport aérien 2, record 1, French, transport%20a%C3%A9rien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action de transporter et d'acheminer du personnel ou du matériel par la voie des airs pour favoriser la réalisation d'objectifs stratégiques, opérationnels ou tactiques. 1, record 1, French, - transport%20par%20voie%20a%C3%A9rienne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transport aérien : terme d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes. 3, record 1, French, - transport%20par%20voie%20a%C3%A9rienne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
transport par voie aérienne : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de la Force aérienne (Trenton). 4, record 1, French, - transport%20par%20voie%20a%C3%A9rienne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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