medevac
/ˈmɛdɪvæk/
medevac noun: the emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
Noun (1)
medevac (countable and uncountable, plural medevacs)
- The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
- A vehicle, typically aircraft, used for emergency transportation of patients to a medical facility.
- Dr. Isom arrived with a Russian specialist named Shaknovich on a medevac.2009, Larry King, My Remarkable Journey, Weinstein Books, page 205
- The village of Igiugig, Alaska, came together to light the runway for a medevac flight.2020 September 1, Christina Zdanowicz, “When the runway lights failed, Alaska residents used their car headlights to land a medevac plane”, in CNN
- Trained personnel who care for patients during emergency transportation to a medical facility.
Verb (1)
medevac (third-person singular simple present medevacs, present participle medevacing or medevacking, simple past and past participle medevaced or medevacked)
- To transport (patients) by medevac.
- Uncleʼs frequent trips to the nursing station get him medevaced out for testing.2018, Tanya Tagaq, Split Tooth, And Other Stories (2023), page 168
Noun (2) capitalized: MEDEVAC
MEDEVAC (countable and uncountable, plural MEDEVACs)
- Alternative form of medevac.
Verb (2) capitalized: MEDEVAC
MEDEVAC (third-person singular simple present MEDEVACs, present participle MEDEVACing, simple past and past participle MEDEVACed)
- Alternative form of medevac.
Forms of medevac
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | medevacs |
| alternative form | MEDEVAC |
| alternative form | med-evac |
| alternative form | medivac |
| plural | MEDEVACs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | medevacs |
| present participle | medevacing |
| present participle | medevacking |
| past participle | medevaced |
| past | medevaced |
| past participle | medevacked |
| past | medevacked |
| third-person singular present | MEDEVACs |
| present participle | MEDEVACing |
| past participle | MEDEVACed |
| past | MEDEVACed |
Origin of medevac
Syllabic abbreviation of medical evacuation.
Questions about medevac
- What does medevac mean?
- Medevac means the emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
- What part of speech is medevac?
- Medevac can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce medevac?
- Medevac is pronounced /ˈmɛdɪvæk/.
- What is the plural of medevac?
- The plural of medevac is medevacs.
Words near medevac in the dictionary
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