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medevac en · NOUN

Syllabic abbreviation of medical evacuation.

(countable, uncountable) The emergency transportation, usually by air, of patients to a medical facility.
(countable, uncountable) A vehicle, typically aircraft, used for emergency transportation of patients to a medical facility.
- 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:
- Dr. Isom arrived with a Russian specialist named Shaknovich on a medevac. 2009, Larry King, My Remarkable Journey, Weinstein Books, page 205:
(countable, uncountable) Trained personnel who care for patients during emergency transportation to a medical facility.

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
MEDEVAC		alternative	lexicographic
medevacs	Number=Plur		lexicographic
medivac		alternative	lexicographic
med-evac		alternative	lexicographic

fr EVASAN (Translations) · nl traumahelikopter (Translations) · de Rettungshubschrauber (Translations)

Syllabic abbreviation of medical evacuation.

(transitive) 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:

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
med-evac		alternative	lexicographic
medevaced	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
medevaced	Tense=Past		lexicographic
medevacking	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
medevacked	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
medevacked	Tense=Past		lexicographic
medevacing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
MEDEVAC		alternative	lexicographic
medevacs	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
medivac		alternative	lexicographic