medevac
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Syllabic abbreviation of medical evacuation.
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Noun[edit]
medevac (countable and uncountable, plural medevacs)
- The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
- A vehicle, typically aircraft, used for emergency transportation of patients to a medical facility.
- 2009, Larry King, My Remarkable Journey, Weinstein Books, page 205:
- Dr. Isom arrived with a Russian specialist named Shaknovich on a medevac.
- Trained personnel who care for patients during emergency transportation to a medical facility.
Verb[edit]
medevac (third-person singular simple present medevacs, present participle medevacking or medevacing, simple past and past participle medevacked or medevaced)
- (transitive) To transport (patients) by medevac.
- 2018, Tanya Tagaq, Split Tooth, And Other Stories (2023), page 168:
- Uncleʼs frequent trips to the nursing station get him medevaced out for testing.
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References[edit]
- “medevac”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.