medevac
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Blend of medical and evacuation
Alternative forms [edit]
Noun [edit]
medevac (plural medevacs)
- The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
- A vehicle used for emergency transportation of patients to a medical facility.
- 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, simple past and past participle medevacked)
- To transport patients by medevac.
Related terms [edit]
References [edit]
- “medevac” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
