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boatlift en · NOUN

Etymology

From boat + lift.

Meanings

  1. The (often clandestine) transportation of a large number of people or amount of goods by boat, especially an exodus of people.
  2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of boat lift (“mechanism used for raising and lowering boats on a canal vertically from one water level to another”).
    alt of boat lift

Forms

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boatlifts Number=Plur lexicographic

boatlift en · VERB

Etymology

From boat + lift.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To transport (a large exodus of people, etc.) by boat.

Forms

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boatlifting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
boatlifted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
boatlifted Tense=Past lexicographic
boatlifts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic