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dustoff

dustoff is the alternative form of dust-off.

Meaning of dust-off

Noun

dust-off (plural dust-offs)

  1. The act of removing dust from something.
  2. (Vietnam War) A medical helicopter.

Proper noun capitalized: Dustoff

Dustoff

  1. Synonym of CASEVAC (“emergency evacuation of casualties from a combat zone”).
    Synonyms:
    CASEVAC

Synonyms of dustoff

Forms of dustoff

pluraldustoffs

Origin of dustoff

From DUSTOFF, the callsign used by U.S. Army Air Ambulance units.

Questions about dustoff

What does dustoff mean?
Dustoff means synonym of CASEVAC (“emergency evacuation of casualties from a combat zone”).
What is dustoff the alternative form of?
Dustoff is the alternative form of dust-off.
What part of speech is dustoff?
Dustoff is a proper noun.

Words near dustoff in the dictionary

  1. dustmites
  2. dustmote
  3. dustmotes
  4. dustnado
  5. dustnadoes
  6. dustoff
  7. dustoffs
  8. Duston
  9. dustoor
  10. dustoore
  11. dustooree

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