medevac

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noun

med·​e·​vac ˈme-də-ˌvak 

-dē-

variants or less commonly medivac

1

: emergency evacuation of the sick or wounded (as from a combat area)

2

: a helicopter used for medevac

medevac

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verb

variants or less commonly medivac

medevaced also medivaced or medevacked or medivacked; medevacing also medivacing or medevacking or medivacking

transitive verb

: to transport in a medevac helicopter

Examples of medevac in a Sentence

Noun

The wounded soldiers were evacuated by medevac to the hospital.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The agency was recently involved in another medevac operation this time involving an 8-year-old boy. —David Chiu, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024

The medical evacuation insurance within a comprehensive travel insurance plan will cover medevac costs, up to the policy limits. —Erica Lamberg, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024

Verb

He was medevaced to Nome, where doctors evaluated him and decided to again medevac him to Anchorage for additional care. —Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Sep. 2022

Marine One landed at the White House to medevac Trump to Walter Reed. —Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Oct. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Noun

medical evacuation

First Known Use

Noun

1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1969, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

medevac

1 of 2 noun

med·​e·​vac

variants also medivac

ˈmed-ə-ˌvak 

1

: emergency evacuation of the sick or wounded (as from a combat area)

2

: a helicopter used for medevac

medevac

2 of 2 transitive verb

medevacked; medevacking

: to transport in a medevac helicopter