sealift
/ˈsiˌlɪft/
noun
- The transportation of military supplies, equipment, or personnel by sea.
- During the crisis, a sealift brought food and medicine to the stranded troops.
- The navy organized a massive sealift to deliver tanks and trucks to the overseas base.
- The sealift operation involved dozens of cargo ships crossing the ocean.
verb
- To transport (supplies, equipment, or personnel) by sea, especially for military purposes.
- The government decided to sealift emergency supplies to the disaster zone.
- They sealifted the entire brigade to the conflict area within two weeks.
- The navy can sealift heavy equipment that cannot be moved by air.