/ Dictionary / Index A airlifter: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: air•lift•er Pronunciation: (âr'lif"tur), [key] — n. a large aircraft specially designed to transport heavy cargo and to land on and take off from a relatively short runway. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. airlift airlight Related Content Daily Word Quiz: vertigo Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language