lift capability

collocation in English

meaningsofliftandcapability

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lift
noun
uk
/lɪft/us
/lɪft/
UK
a device like a box that moves up and down, carrying people or goods from one floor of a building to another or taking people up and down underground in ...
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capability
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the ability to ...
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(Definition ofliftandcapabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We have considered the future requirement for aircraft carriers and amphibiousliftcapabilityin the strategic defence review.
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Many of us are simply not prepared for us not to have an amphibiousliftcapability, for which there is a continuing argument.
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Plans have been made to provide a limited helicopterliftcapabilityin support of amphibious operations from within existing assets.
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I welcome the commitment that six roll on/roll off ferries will be available as part of our strategicliftcapability.
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We certainly have a need for future heavyliftcapabilitythat has not yet been met in our plans.
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Without mentioning specific products, can he say whetherliftcapabilityhas been evaluated and whether it is considered a problem?
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A heavy strategicliftcapabilitybased on aircraft will be vital in the years ahead.
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Although it offers someliftcapability, it is unlikely to be tasked for amphibious operations.
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She will also be able to contribute to our amphibiousliftcapabilityif required.
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We have inherited a shortfall in strategicliftcapability.
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That quality is appropriate to the future of support helicopters in addition toliftcapability, which is also an important consideration.
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Indeed, they could not have mounted that operation without a heavyliftcapability.
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That, too, is a 30-year old design, also expensive to run with a lowliftcapability, short range and unsuitable for today's operational requirements.
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Has he evaluated ourliftcapability, including the capability of our helicopter fleet?
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After all, they are command and communications ships with heavy landing craft and heavyliftcapability.
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We are tripling the size of our strategicliftcapability, and constructing two new auxiliary oilers.
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Beyond that, the most pressing need is aliftcapability.
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