medevac

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Portmanteau of medical + evacuation.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
medevac

Plural
medevacs

medevac (plural medevacs)

  1. The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
  2. A vehicle used for emergency transportation of patients to a medical facility.
  3. Trained personnel who care for patients during emergency transportation to a medical facility.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to medevac

Third person singular
medevacs

Simple past
medevacked

Past participle
medevacked

Present participle
medevacking

to medevac (third-person singular simple present medevacs, present participle medevacking, simple past and past participle medevacked)

  1. To transport patients by medevac.

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[edit] References

  • medevac” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.