Third-person singular simple present indicative form of life-flight

simple past tense and past participle of life-flight

(transitive, medicine) To transport (a patient) by air ambulance.

plural of life rocket

plural of life mortar

Having a significant effect on the course of one's life.

present participle of life-flight

(religion) spiritual refreshment / (Scotland) whisky

A space next to a solid object, which (according to a disputed theory) a person should occupy in order to reduce the risk of injury inside a collapsing building, e.g. during earthquake. The crushing of the solid object is said to form a slope that protects the nearby space in the manner of a roof.

(historical) A mortar for throwing a shot of some kind to carry a rope from the shore to a ship in distress.