haylift

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Etymology[edit]

hay +‎ lift, influenced by airlift.

Noun[edit]

haylift (plural haylifts)

  1. An airlift in which hay is dropped for stranded cattle.
    • 2007 January 3, The Associated Press, “Copters Drop Food for People and Cattle Trapped by Snow”, in New York Times[1]:
      Colorado also began a haylift in hopes of saving thousands of cattle immobilized by drifts as high as 10 feet.

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