haylift en · NOUN
Etymology
From hay + lift, influenced by airlift.
Meanings
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An airlift in which hay is dropped for stranded cattle.
Colorado also began a haylift in hopes of saving thousands of cattle immobilized by drifts as high as 10 feet.
2007 January 3, The Associated Press, “Copters Drop Food for People and Cattle Trapped by Snow”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| haylifts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |