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,
media,
media atropatene
Example sentences from the Web for medevac
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)
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.