Medevac
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɛdɪvæk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Medevac is a noun meaning The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
Meaning
The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
More Meanings
- 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.
- (transitive) To transport (patients) by medevac.
Example Sentences
Dr. Isom arrived with a Russian specialist named Shaknovich on a medevac.
Uncleʼs frequent trips to the nursing station get him medevaced out for testing.
The village of Igiugig, Alaska, came together to light the runway for a medevac flight.
Word Forms
- medevacs
- med-evac
- medivac
- medevacing
- medevacking
- medevaced
- medevacked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ambulance, helicopter, evacuation, hospital, medical, helicopters.
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