medevac
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Syllabic abbreviation of medical evacuation.
Pronunciation
Noun
medevac (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.
- Trained personnel who care for patients during emergency transportation to a medical facility.
Verb
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.
Translations
- French: EVASAN
Related terms
References
- “medevac”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.