medevac

or Med·e·vac, med·i·vac

[ med-uh-vak ]

/ ˈmɛd əˌvæk /

noun

a helicopter for evacuating the wounded from a battlefield.

an ambulance or other vehicle equipped for emergency transport of medical patients.

any of the trained personnel transporting or otherwise tending to the sick or wounded in a medevac.

verb (used with object), med·e·vacked, med·e·vack·ing.

to transport (sick or wounded persons) by medevac.

Origin of medevac

1965–70, Americanism;med(ical)evac(uation); presumably by ellipsis from medevac helicopter

Words nearby medevac

meddle, meddlesome, Mede, Medea, Medellín, medevac, Medfield, medfly, Medford, Med. Gr., media

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Example sentences from the Web for medevac

Who can forget Lindsey Vonn dangling from a Medevac helicopter after her 2013 season-ending crash?
Skiing Prodigy Mikaela Shiffrin Looks Ahead to Sochi|Jake Bright|December 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Within minutes the medevac helicopter flew him to the nearby surgical center at Forward Operating Base Solerno.
Remember the Living|Brian Castner|May 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
My team would have dragged me out and guarded my body until the medevac arrived to carry me to the morgue.
America’s Lost Decade in Iraq: A Marine Officer Looks Back|Benjamin Busch|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Maj. Mary Hegar flew Medevac missions to rescue wounded soldiers.
ACLU Suit: Allowing Women in Combat Is About Equality and Recognition|Gayle Tzemach Lemmon|November 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST

He has deployed to Iraq twice and completed a tour in Afghanistan as a Medevac pilot-in-command and air mission commander.
The Hero Summit Speakers List||November 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for medevac

medevac

/ (ˈmɛdɪˌvæk) /

noun

military the evacuation of casualties from forward areas to the nearest hospital or base

a helicopter used for transporting wounded or sick people to hospital

verb -vacs, -vacking or -vacked

(tr) to transport (a wounded or sick person) to hospital by medevac

Word Origin for medevac

C20: from med (ical) evac (uation)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for medevac

medevac

[ mĕd′ĭ-văk′ ]

n.

Air transport of persons to a place where they can receive medical or surgical care; medical evacuation.

A helicopter or other aircraft used for such transport.

v.

To transport a patient to a place where medical care is available.

单词	medevac
释义	medevac or Med·e·vac, med·i·vac [ med-uh-vak ] / ˈmɛd əˌvæk / noun a helicopter for evacuating the wounded from a battlefield. an ambulance or other vehicle equipped for emergency transport of medical patients. any of the trained personnel transporting or otherwise tending to the sick or wounded in a medevac. verb (used with object), med·e·vacked, med·e·vack·ing. to transport (sick or wounded persons) by medevac. Origin of medevac 1965–70, Americanism;med(ical)evac(uation); presumably by ellipsis from medevac helicopter Words nearby medevac meddle, meddlesome, Mede, Medea, Medellín, medevac, Medfield, medfly, Medford, Med. Gr., media Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for medevac Who can forget Lindsey Vonn dangling from a Medevac helicopter after her 2013 season-ending crash? Skiing Prodigy Mikaela Shiffrin Looks Ahead to Sochi\|Jake Bright\|December 1, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Within minutes the medevac helicopter flew him to the nearby surgical center at Forward Operating Base Solerno. Remember the Living\|Brian Castner\|May 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST My team would have dragged me out and guarded my body until the medevac arrived to carry me to the morgue. America’s Lost Decade in Iraq: A Marine Officer Looks Back\|Benjamin Busch\|March 19, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Maj. Mary Hegar flew Medevac missions to rescue wounded soldiers. ACLU Suit: Allowing Women in Combat Is About Equality and Recognition\|Gayle Tzemach Lemmon\|November 29, 2012\|DAILY BEAST He has deployed to Iraq twice and completed a tour in Afghanistan as a Medevac pilot-in-command and air mission commander. The Hero Summit Speakers List\|\|November 14, 2012\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for medevac medevac / (ˈmɛdɪˌvæk) / noun military the evacuation of casualties from forward areas to the nearest hospital or base a helicopter used for transporting wounded or sick people to hospital verb -vacs, -vacking or -vacked (tr) to transport (a wounded or sick person) to hospital by medevac Word Origin for medevac C20: from med (ical) evac (uation) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for medevac medevac [ mĕd′ĭ-văk′ ] n. Air transport of persons to a place where they can receive medical or surgical care; medical evacuation. A helicopter or other aircraft used for such transport. v. To transport a patient to a place where medical care is available. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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