casevac
casevac is the alternative form of CASEVAC.
Noun capitalized: CASEVAC
CASEVAC (countable and uncountable, plural CASEVACs)
- The emergency patient evacuation of injured people (civilians or soldiers) from a combat zone.
- Rehearsal of representative CASEVACs is invaluable in refining both operating techniques with the CASEVAC assets and coordination with the receiving MTF.2001, Kent B. Pandolf, R. E. Burr, Medical Aspects of Harsh Environments, Volume 2, Office of the Surgeon General (US), page 1156
- If a force has CASEVAC assets available (medevac choppers, ambulances, an on-table aid station, etc.), then a unit may hand off its Casualties (and the associated penalties) by moving into contact with the CASEVAC asset.2011, Robby Carpenter, Shawn Carpenter, Ramiro Bujeiro, Force on Force: Modern Wargaming Rules, Ambush Alley Games, Osprey Publishing, page 53
Verb capitalized: CASEVAC
CASEVAC (third-person singular simple present CASEVACs, present participle CASEVACing, simple past and past participle CASEVAC'd)
- To perform the emergency evacuation of (an injured person) from a combat zone.
- Sadly, two days later we are back at the hospital again, initially to casevac a patient down to a fixed wing aircraft at the airfield. […] It has been decided to casevac him to Andrew Fleming hospital in Salisbury.2018, Mike Borlace, Spider Zero Seven, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Matador, →ISBN, page 123
Forms of casevac
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | casevacs |
| plural | CASEVACs |
| alternative form | casevac |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | casevacs |
| present participle | casevacing |
| present participle | casevacking |
| past participle | casevaced |
| past | casevaced |
| past participle | casevacked |
| past | casevacked |
| third-person singular present | CASEVACs |
| present participle | CASEVACing |
| past participle | CASEVAC'd |
| past | CASEVAC'd |
Origin of casevac
Blend of casualty + evacuation; compare MEDEVAC.
Questions about casevac
- What does casevac mean?
- Casevac means the emergency patient evacuation of injured people (civilians or soldiers) from a combat zone.
- What is casevac the alternative form of?
- Casevac is the alternative form of CASEVAC.
- What part of speech is casevac?
- Casevac can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of casevac?
- The plural of casevac is casevacs.
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