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Definition of MEDEVAC
1. Noun. The evacuation of persons (usually by air transportation) to a place where they can receive medical care.
Definition of MEDEVAC
1. Noun. (alternative form of medevac) ¹
2. Verb. (alternative form of medevac) ¹
3. Noun. The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility. ¹
4. Noun. A vehicle used for emergency transportation of patients to a medical facility. ¹
5. Noun. Trained personnel who care for patients during emergency transportation to a medical facility. ¹
6. Verb. To transport patients by medevac. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of MEDEVAC
1. to evacuate the wounded from a battlefield by helicopter [v -VACED, -VACING, -VACS or -VACKED, -VACKING, -VACS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of MEDEVAC
Literary usage of MEDEVAC
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dust Off: Army Aeromedical Evacuation in Vietnam by Peter Dorland, James Nanney (2001)
"Dust Off and Medevac helicopters supported both South Vietnamese and American
... A Medevac in Peril One of these hoist missions during the Cambodian ..."
2. Surviving Twilight by Shane A. Bernskoetter (2005)
"Major medevac operations commenced on post today. For the first time ever, our
blacktop parade field was used for something worthwhile: a medevac landing ..."
3. An Analysis of U. S. Army Helicopter Programs by Frances M. Lussier (1996)
"Its cargo bay is large enough to accommodate six litters for wounded soldiers,
making it a more effective MEDEVAC helicopter than the Huey. ..."
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