How to Use sealift in a Sentence

sealift

noun
  • Any long-term sealift must also contend with the Jones Act.
    — Naureen S Malik, Bloomberg.com, 2017-09-27
  • The civilian sealift, by contrast, has been largely a spontaneous, volunteer affair.
    — Luis FerrÉ-SadurnÍ, New York Times, 2017-09-10
  • No great naval power in time of conflict has succeeded without a robust sealift and merchant-marine and convoy-escort capability.
    — Jim Talent, National Review, 2021-05-03
  • Burlington, like the other ships in the EPF program, will provide our commanders high-speed sealift mobility and agility.
    — Erin Edgemon, AL.com, 2018-02-24
  • Some of the largest barge sealifts in North Slope history were underway as Prudhoe Bay oil production ramped up and field facilities were expanded.
    — Frank Baker, Alaska Dispatch News, 2017-07-31
  • Taiwan’s military forces have long held a technological edge over Chinese forces, which also lack the air and sealift to mount an invasion across the 80-mile-wide Taiwan Strait.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 2020-10-29
  • China does not have the sealift, airlift, or sustainment capability to project force to Taiwan - and that's before the US Navy gets involved as lubber points out below.
    — Isaac Stone Fish, Slate Magazine, 2017-10-04
  • Recent shipping data shows no recorded vessels around Mayun, suggesting whoever provided the sealift for the latest construction turned off their boats' Automatic Identification System tracking devices to avoid being identified.
    — Jon Gambrell, Star Tribune, 2021-05-25

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