MEDEVAC

Etymology

Noun

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.

Trained personnel who care for patients during emergency transportation to a medical facility.

Verb

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

(transitive) To transport (patients) by medevac.

Noun

MEDEVAC (countable and uncountable, plural MEDEVACs)

Alternative form of medevac

Verb

MEDEVAC (third-person singular simple present MEDEVACs, present participle MEDEVACing, simple past and past participle MEDEVACed)

Alternative form of medevac

Source: Wiktionary



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